Home Health Books

This book is a crock of unsubstantiated horse manure and the authors are modern day snake oil salesmen!! These types of practitioners and authors take advantage of other peoples misfortunes just to make a buck - DISGUSTING AND UNETHICAL

Last year I began to exhibit symptoms, trembling right hand, body stiffness, that seemed vaguely consistant with Parkinsons Disease. I read this book and was pleased with the open-mindedness of Dr. Lombard and his use of wholistic treatments of severe neurological / brain conditions. I made an appointment to see him in his office. After a brief interview he performed some mobility / muscle tests on me and boldly pronounced that I had Parkinsons Disease. Dr Lombard gave me a prescription medication to begin my treatment and I went home in a state of shock. My girlfriend, who had accompanied me to the appointment was in tears. I tried not to let anyone know of the diagnosis but before long I was receiving messages of profound condolences from friends and co-workers.

I filled the prescription he gave me and began researching Parkinsons. After 3 sleepless nights full of terrible nightmares I called Dr Lombard. He said it must be the medication so he prescribed another one. That too gave me terrible nightmares. Then he told me to try drinking a few glasses of wine to see if that stopped the trembling in my right hand. It did. He told me to come back into his office. By then 3 weeks had passed. During that visit he told me that perhaps I didn't have Parkinsons Disease after all and he gave me another prescription for the trembling in my hand. That medication affected my blood pressure. What's going on? I had to seek a second opinion, more tests, insurance claims, etc. The conclusion? I do not have anything wrong with me except some nervous tension and I am on no medication.

Good book / bad doctor? You decide...

The generative diseases (in this case neurological diseases), from parkinson, to altzheimr, a.l.s, and others like c.f.s are coverd in that book with the latest medical, and the nutritional (plus supllements) views. The authors are both doctors. one of them is a neurologist and the other is a docter and a clinical nutritionist, that both with their simple yet complex explanations put a remarkable views of healling about the degenerative diseases and shows the benfit of the long term healling with nutrition and supllemnts. the roots of the diseases are discused very interstingly and it is a very informative book. i do have one comment about that book: that they givven amount of vitamin C in those specific diseases (degenerative neurological diseases), should be much higher, but beside of that it's the best natural book that dealing in one copy on the brain wellness plain against degenerative diseases. i know what i'm saying because i'm dealing with those diseases with my patients.

Dr. Lombard, a neurologist, and Carl Germano, a nutritionist,have done an excellent job at explaining how nutrition and supplementscan influence the course of common neurological and psychiatric conditions such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. I enjoyed reading their chapter on the brain-immune connection. There's a lot of good information here. I highly recommend this book although I may not agree with all of their supplement and dosage recommendations. You may also consider reading my book Mind Boosters which provides a different emphasis and explains how to use natural supplements to improve memory, mood, productivity, vision, libido, and mental performance.

While this book may be a bit loaded with biochemistry for the tastes of the average reader, it is an excellent book if you want to understand how the brain works best and what kinds of supplements, vitamins and nutients will help keep it functioning well. It is a good review for anyone in the medical field too, especially those wanting to provide a balanced integrative health approach to their family or general practice.

The most important point is preventing degeneration of brain function over time, and while it will appear complex at first, attempting to understand and apply it could save your brain and keep you out of a long term care facility in the future.

ANYTHING to help my hubby understand!!!!
Nice and easy to read! Quick and simple!

Some of the reviewers seem to be missing the point: This is a book to empower the Dad's to feel involved in their impending fatherhood. As soon as you, as a couple, get a positive on that little pee stick, it becomes all about the woman. Dad's often feel like helpless bystanders while mom gets tired, sick, swollen and all the rest. They can't share the burden of growing a child. This book does not assume the woman is "sitting around waiting for advice", but that she may have other things distracting her, like say, constant nausea, and that Dad may want a resource to help him step in and give her a hand. This book is fabulous for putting accessible advice in the hands of the fathers. Believe me, Mom is reading everything under the sun about her own pregnancy, but isn't it nice when Dad can retain some of that info too and share some of the knowledge???? How can that be a bad thing? It's not condescending! It's wonderful! How many of your grandfathers had books about pregnancy directed at THEM? Dad's today want to help out and this book helps them do so. We found it insightful and straight-forward. Loved it.

My husband and I both agree that this book is the best one we've ever seen. This is our second pregnancy, and I picked up the book actually thinking of my brother & sis-in-law who are expecting their 1st. After flipping through it only a little, I bought a second copy for us, since the information is so thorough and accessible.

I particularly appreciate all the information the author provides about specific tests - he points out and explains things that we non-medical people wouldn't otherwise know. For instance, if a pregnant woman is feeling particularly fatigued (and shows other symptoms as well, which he describes,) you can ask your doctor to test for thyroid conditions - but he explains that you should ask for a specific type of test, as the most common test tends to be inaccurate.

I also REALLY like his diet guidelines for fending off gestational diabetes! If you've ever felt sluggish after eating, suffered wheat or gluten allergies or had a G.D. scare you know that what you eat can DRASTICALLY affect the way you feel - and the guidelines provided in this book, even if followed loosely, will keep you healthier and improve your energy considerably.

I could go on and on about how highly I regard this book; it's not a "pregnancy guide book" like the "What to Expect..." book, but more of a "quick reference manual," if you will. I have found the information to be superior.

The other reviewers (especially the first one) may have missed the point a little. This book is specifically written FOR DADS and (to be politically correct) "life-partners." It's NOT designed to be a "book for expectant mothers, but which dads-to-be might also enjoy." If there is a dad-to-be in the relationship who actually cares about the mother & child, HE should be the one reading this book. It's a great resource for helping us guys understand what's going on, as well as how to treat our wives/partners like queens. It doesn't pretend to tell us how to completely understand women; that's impossible, especially during pregnancy. It does, however, give advice on how to deal with things in a healthy, positive way.

I appreciate that there's a book like this that explains everything in layman's terms, but with enough depth to keep from insulting my intelligence. I didn't find it condescending at all. In fact, being a first-time dad-to-be, there were many aspects of the pregnancy that I was clueless about. And paternalistic? In my view, since the book was written for men, that's a good thing.

My husband picked up this book for our second pregnancy and we were appalled by the advice that the author gives on managing gestational diabetes. I developed GD in my first pregnancy and was diagnosed as a diabetic following delivery. My treatment now as a diabetic who's pregnant is very carefully monitored and well managed. The recommendations that this so-called doctor gives would put any pregnant woman with diabetes in a coma with lowblood sugars with the diet recommended! I took this book to my OB-GYN, GP, Naturopathic Dr. and endocrinologist and they all said they have had women folow Reiss' diet as diabetics and all have been hospitalized. Lawsuit anyone???

I've been an MT for years, and even worked as an IC for many of those years, but needed new information on contracts, liability insurance, and HIPPA compliance. Found it all in this book....and more. I think it's a great reference!

Probably the most common reason to purchase this book is to gain information about becoming an independent medical transcriptionist, but I really was disappointed with this book as far as that is concerned. Technology and medicine both advance and change on a daily basis which leaves this book, printed in 2002, in somewhat of a dark age, especially now that the most cost effective, time efficient, and popular way of transferring all sorts of data is electronically.

While there is some good information in this book, I don't think the amount of information that is relevant is worth the price. Most of this stuff can be found on the internet more accurately than in the pages of this book.

I read this bokk, this to to let all you people related to Medical Transcription that this book is great. Has useful material for Medical Transcriptionists. Book gose into details on setting up and becoming a good Medical Transcriptionist. This book is being kept in our library and we will ask all our Trsnscriptionist to read it and but it, as it has useful tips. ...

This book can be informative at times but most of the time, I felt like I was reading the book version of the home shopping channel. If you're already a transcriptionist, you don't need this book. And if you're a newbie, The Medical Transcription Career Handbook has more and better eye-openers to help you get started.

Despite being revised in 2002, much of the information in this book is still quite dated. For example, it still assumes WordPerfect is the standard for word processing software, and it talks about upgrading your computer to a 486!! Not sure what they did in that 2002 revision... Given how behind the times the book is, it is of limited usefulness. However, there are some good sections and it is a reasonable general overview of setting up your own independent transcription service.

Vendors mentioned are not in business now. The topics are way to generic. He doesn't even own his own business and I still had so many questions after reading this book. I don't ususally comment on books but felt there were other books out there which provided more insight.

I wish I had purchased this book prior to investing in my medical billing software. Rick Benzel highlighted several key factors in deciding which health service entity is right for you, and the proper steps to ensure new success. There was also a CD included, which had demos from a few billing software companies. What an asset!

Rick Benzel has written the most complete and most accurate book about the health care industry today. This is a MUST HAVE book.

There was not enough information as far as I was concerned. I think there are other books out there that are more specific and contain far more information.

I read Rick Benzel's first edition years ago and found it to be highly informative. His second edition is clearly researched and reflects the changes in the healthcare industry. I would recommend this book as a prerequisite for anyone contemplating self employment in this field. He covers all areas and gives a comprehensive look at the healthcare service business. As a medical billing service owner and consultant for 18 plus years, I feel qualified to give this book two thumbs up!!

A great text for those of us (spouses) new to the multifaceted problem of MS. I was looking for a general text that could answer my questions without putting us to sleep. This book fit that bill. I was pleased with the detail, not too much, and it was obviously written for the lay person. I appreciate the section on drugs and this has been a recent consideration. well worth the time and $$.

I have reviewed all of the major lay books on MS. I think MS For Dummies is, by far, the best of all of the general books on MS. It is easy to read and contains information that should be helpful for everyone from lay readers who do not know anything about MS to MS-specialized health professionals. It contains a huge amount of information. It may be read cover-to-cover or be kept as a reference book. I highly recommend this book. I frequently recommend it to my patients and to other health professionals.

nearly all of the information provided in the book has been provided in other books on ms. it's a regurgitation of the ms web site. if you're familiar with the "dummies" format, it is used here and ought to provide some sense of familiarity to the reader. i found nothing new or startling that i hadn't read numerous times before. there were many times when i found myself wishing that the authors had provided a few more morsels of information, to bring it near to the quality provided by other books, but, it just never seems to measure up. i don't take bad reviews lightly. this, by far, has been the lowest review i've ever offered. sadly.

This book covers everything (even questions I didn't think to ask) in such a manner as to be easy and interesting to follow. There are links and references throughout that help the reader research any given topic to what ever level they desire. I highly recommend this book to either the patient, friend, or family member of someone with MS.

I've been living with MS for 5 years. Mostly dennying it to myself. I always thought MS was just motor/sensory symptoms and blamed myself for the insomnia, the fatigue, the forgetfulness... I thought I was just being lazy and I needed to work harder. This book opened my mind to the real facts about MS and helped me to cope with my illness.

I think it is a nice approach to making simple changes to improve your life. It was informative, it just wasn't the book for me.

This is a progressive program that's designed to teach you very simple steps to reorganize your life, your health, and your surroundings. It's fairly easy to follow, with four new assignments each week for you to continue practicing the rest of your life. Some of the assignments are very simple and basic (like brushing your teeth and flossing every day), others are more complex (like learning about good and bad fats and making the necessary changes). By the end of the ten weeks, you'll have acquired 40 habits that will help you feel better and get rid of chaos in your life. Many of the steps should already be part of a normal adult's life, and organized people will scoff at their self-evidence! But for those of us who are always running late, whose house is in a perpetual mess, who can't find anything, and who are always tired, I guarantee that you'll already see improvement by the second week! The only problem for me was to remember all the steps, but the author gives many suggestions on how to incorporate the steps in daily life. I highly recommend this book, becaude even if you don't practice all the steps, the ones you do will make a huge difference in your life!

I didn't finish this book. I got as far as the week where they tell me to start incorporating yoga every day and just couldn't deal with it anymore. I have a full-time job, a 3-year-old, a husband, and a house to maintain. If I had time to do 30 minutes of yoga daily (in addition to the 20 minute walk from week 1), shop weekly for fresh flowers, and sip my 8 glasses of ice water from a fine crystal wine-glass - I wouldn't need advice books.

This book is geared to a certain type of woman. One wealthy enough that she has never lived without an in-home washer and dryer (there is a step about organizing when to do your laundry). One whose children are at least out of diapers (or safely set up with the nanny). One who, if she works outside the home at all, has the sort of job where she controls her own schedule and has her own desk. Preferably her own office.

Some of the steps aren't stupid, really. And some of the annoyances are specific to me. I get so sick of advice books that tell me to save money by forgoing lattes and manicures - I've had 3 lattes in the past year and my last (and only) manicure was sometime in the early 90's.

Overall, these didn't seem to be the right steps for me.

This book is terrific. It is a ten week program that helps one to *slowly* learn 40 new habits (4 a week) that are simple yet very helpful in many ways. For example, in week one, you start to drink 8 glasses of water a day (important to do, healthy), go for a 20 minute walk a day (it's important to be active, and this is a way to start), clean out one drawer, cabinet or closet a week (easy enough when it's only one a week, and having an organized home is a great thing), and save at least $2 or 1% of your daily income, whatever is greater (you decide later what to do with the savings).

These are easy to do, and if you do them regularly, they become a part of your life. There are tips you can skip (if you already walk every day, you pass that chapter) but overall, there are 40 great habits that are an asset to have as a part of your life.

The best thing about this book is that it doesn't just tell you to take on these habits. Each chapter tells you *why* this habit is important, what the benefits are, how to attain this habit, and how to easily make it a part of your life and be motivated to continue with it for good. It has many reasonable tips, great advice, and some success stories thrown in for good measure.

I am not done with the program yet, but I already see the benefits (I am more relaxed, have more free time, am more organized) so I woul definately recommend this book!

...this book was different. First of all, written by three "regular" women instead of doctors or professionals gives this book a fresh perspective that is sometimes missing from most books of it's kind. I liked the fact that it talks about simple, everyday things that everyone can do, but few take the time to do them. It sort of brings to your attention small details that can make a big difference in your life. For instance, in the first chapter, one of the simples steps is drinking water. The book explains why this is effective and how to easily incorporate this step into your life. The whole book is outlined with small, unscary steps, that can easily be carried out successfully by anyone. I highly recommend this book to anyone looking to make major changes without major disruptions in daily life.

This easy to understand book is a treasure! Having been rather intimidated over the years by Feng Shui, I was thrilled to find a book that explained in enough detail, but not too much and made practical suggestions, easy to implement. I saw this book at a used bookstore and purchased it to read on a trip. What luck! It is so well-written and makes simple suggestions to improve your home, life, or garden. I will not part with the book, but will definitely recommend the title to others. Loved it.

and I was disappointed after reading this. I wish it would have discussed more common problems that US residents face in their homes and apartments. Could have been written with more diagrams and illustrations.

Nanci Lee Wydra's sociology/urban planning background lend a definite "feet planted on terra firma" approach to what is often presented as a rather out-of-reach, "woo-woo" topic. A regular speaker at American Institute of Architects (AIA) conventions, Wydra lends an intriguing contemporary, approachable, American (yet firmly grounded in Chinese tradition) sensibility to this fascinating ancient Chinese art. Also well worth reading are her follow-up books, Feng Shui in the Garden and Feng Shui in the Office.

Simple and cost-effective solutions for poor feng shui in homes and offices. Easy to follow, the book is good for those with little knowledge of feng shui. The reader can grasp an immediate (elementary) understanding of feng shui, allowing the reader to begin using this wonderful philosophy right away to help make positive changes in his/her personal environment.

As an American who spends lots of time in Asia, I was thrilled to find a book like this to recommend to my friends. Nancilee Wydra obviously studied Feng Shui's many aspects. She wrote a guide that is easy to use and logical in its approach to this age-old oriental discipline. The author obviously cares about the importance of both our home and business environments. By following her teachings, I really feel that my surroundings have indeed made my life more successful, serene and comfortable.

Have you every just fallen in love with a house, knowing that you were meant to live there? Have you ever had an apartment that seemed to suck the energy right from your body after a long hard day at work? Are there certain places in your home that are "yours" or "your spouse's"?

Unconsciously we are all seeking to become our genuine selves. In this quest, we tend to surround ourselves with ideals, examples of what we feel matches our deepest parts of ourselves. These examples come primarily from past experience. For instance, we may have had a special place in a childhood home where we felt safe, loved, and free. Alternately, we may subconsciously associate a large dining room with sadness after the loss of a parent or unvoiced hostility in a dysfunctional family setting.

House As A Mirror of Self brought to light many of the things that I had forgotten in my childhood and many of the situations that I hadn't really thought about. It is truly interesting what you gravitate towards because of your previous experiences and how those decisions get combined and complicated with that of your spouse. I even figured out why I was feeling that there was something not quite right about my home office.

I loved this book for its ordinariness with a subject that can be extraordinary and difficult to grasp at times. The writings of Clare Cooper Marcus helped define and hone many inner qualities in a very immediate manner. This book is like having a compassionate friend sitting with me.

I found this book when I was undergoing my own deep personal transformation ten years ago. It helped me understand my own relationship to the homes I had created for clients and my self. As an interior designer and a contractor it is important to understand the calling of the client's psyche and meet those needs. There is so much focus now on the spiritual aspects of one's home, and feng shui does offer up its own insights, but using this book as a primer for understanding what is calling to you will lead you to a different more integrated understanding. A carpenter builds a house, the family makes it a home. Clare gives the reader a path to understanding this complex yet simple process. The book is easy to read and offers many good exercises to dialog with the inner self. I highly recommend it to designers and psychologist alike.

This reads more like a textbook for an interior design course. It has little to do with the psychology of your own choice of home/setting. Like another reviewer said, the idea seemed fascinating, but the book disappoints right away, if not for the setup alone; the author overuses the same phrases and form to setup her next example. It is as though this were her thesis for design school. It could also pass for a really good new age book, that's how problem-centered it is. If you have watched "Designing for the Sexes" on HGTV, you have read this book. This book is only interesting and appropriate for interior designers, not for anyone seeking insight into our needs and choices when it comes to home.

I have an advanced degree in psychology and I have renovated several houses. The concept behind this book seemed fascinating to me. However, I have been very disappointed. The focus is on psychology written by an architect. She is an amateur psychologist--it would have been better if she had focused on her own area of expertise. It was a waste of money.

I was excited to get this book. But after reading it, I'm a little disappointed. In a few instances, I found more explanation was needed. No matter how many times I read over certain parts, I still don't get what she's saying. I get the general idea of her point of view, and I feel I could do an okay job cutting my son's hair. But I'm not prepared to tackle my husband's head. I'm looking into videos that can give me more info. This book is VERY basic, AND dated. (But it's difficult to find a book on hair-cutting that's NOT dated.) It doesn't even teach how to cut hair so it has a natural flip, which is very common these days.

This book is good if you can't get your haircutter to make the minor alterations you would like...or if she has a preconceived notion of how your hair ought to look. You will be able to go a lot longer between trips to the salon for a major overhaul...or if you are feeling a little reckless, this book will help you do the major overhaul yourself!

Even though the price of this book was a bit high for me at around $15, in retrospect, it was worth every cent. The many, many pictures that are included in this book make this book stand out from the other hair styling books. If I were to go to a hair styling academy to learn to cut hair, it would cost me at least $12,000 to receive my license. I don't really want a license as I just want to be able to cut my family's hair, and this book is really a bargain because it does just that. It is written by a woman who graduated with a bachelor's degree in fine arts and then went to a beautician's school to learn the trade so she is very well-rounded, educated, and professional without being condescending. By buying this book, you can save a lot of money cutting your family and friend's hair of both genders, i.e. men and women.

As I said in another review, learning a skill from a book alone is extremely difficult. But good ones will at least give you a taste and somewhat of a foundation to explore further. This book is not terrible, but I would not recommend it as the first one. The drawings all look the same and they are very dated hair styles. The text is clear, but somewhat different than the information in another book (Handel's "Cutting Your Family's Hair"), so it can get confusing. A better book would need photos of every step and more detailed info. If, after studying other how-tos and practicing for a bit, then this book might give you another angle to ponder, but I would say use it only as an additional reference, rather than a sole resource.

This little book showed me how to cut hair---my own. O.K. so I remember how my own hairdresser cut my hair, but the method in the book is fool-proof. People ask me where I had my hair cut, because it is so perfectly cut, and I tell them, "At my house, so come over and I will cut yours." I have no training to cut hair. This book showed me well, and now I cut my hair the way I want it, and not "Way too short" the way all dumb hairdressers cut it.

So far, every dish I've made from this cookbook has been delicious. Great basis for a recipe that you can tweak to your liking. I get a fresh box of mixed organic produce weekly (a surprise mix of what is fresh that week! in NY www.urbanorganic.net) and this is a great book to use when I have no idea what do with a certain veggie. Broken down by food (ie. soups, salads, etc) and a great index by specific vegetable/tofu etc as well. I love the way the paperback binding works so that the recipe stays flat and doesn't flip pages. Convenient and helps me stay creative and healthy!

This is a wonderful book. It is part cookbook, part food background. Although not all of the recipes are macrobiotic, a good deal of them are, illustrating just how tasty this style of food can be. I've only tried two recipes so far due to the fact that I just bought the book. I made the brown rice gravy, adding mushrooms for Thanksgiving and it was a taste sensation as well as an all around hit. I also made the oden, a five root japanese stew which was hearty and delicious. It was great paired with steamed kale and brown rice. Overall, this is a great book. Another thing that makes it good is that the binding is sturdy enough to stay fully open while cooking, which does not happen too often with soft cover books.

I'd been looking forward to getting this cookbook for months, and finally bought a copy through Amazon. I received it yesterday, and in the evening I settled down to peruse it. The recipes look quite interesting, and I was eager to try them.

But, I was very surprised to see the author references Sally Fallon on the topic of canola oil. Sally Fallon? The zealous anti-vegetarian crusader? The internet guru who claims you'll sicken and die, if not for consuming vast quantities of meat? Why is her name referenced as an expert in a vegetarian cookbook? If Fallon and her research are to be believed about canola oil, isn't Leslie McEachern in a way validating Fallon's entire ideology, which includes devout anti-vegetarianism?

McEachern might have found another authority to back up her ideas about canola, which is a controversial subject in itself.

I love this restaurant, and I love this cookbook. The book is worth buying probably for the 5 grain croquettes recipe alone. Most of the recipes I've tried have been fairly easy to do (if a little time consuming and finnicky-- case in point, stirring chick pea polenta constantly for 25 minutes, then allowing it to cool, then baking for another hour) and definitely worth the effort...the only recipe I tried that simply did not work for me was the kanten. The book calls for several ingredients that require people not living in cities or in touch with their local asian market to venture into unknown territories, but with the expansion of vegetarian friendly corporations like Whole Foods, it's getting easier. Even so, I can't give this book 5 stars. There are some dishes I wouldn't try, and I found the commentary on the lifestyle choice that took up nearly half the cookbook was not something I found particularly convincing or informative...especially, as one reviewer pointed out, since many recipes call for ingredients berated in the prefix.

angelica's restaurant has the best vegan cooking around, even if you are not remotely a vegetarian. what is unique to angelicas is that they don't try to make food taste like things with meat, and this is what makes their recepies particularly delightful. the foundation of their cooking is based in good, organic ingredients. after eating at the restaurant, the cookbook does not disappoint. you will find, though, that a food processor is a staple to cooking angelica style, and while the final product is delicious, the recepies are labor intensive. you will also need to make sure you have a good organic food market nearby. the receipies called for many ingredients that are not available at your local supermarket. that being said, it was worth every effort upon tasting the walnut-lentil pate in my own home :)