by Dr. Manny
Since I started covering the medical news at FOX
News Channel, as well as answering some of your e-mails,
many of you have ask me my opinion on some of the reading
material that is currently available in regards to health,
nutrition, exercise and psychological counseling. Well, I
came up with a simple solution: as of today I am starting
the "Dr Manny's Health Book Club." I will review books
featuring some of the most popular, and
sometimes unknown, selection of books written by experts
in the field. I will do my best to be objective and
honest, as well as, recommend how best to used the
selection of books so that you, the reader, can get the
most accurate information.
I would like you, our viewers and readers, to get
involved. Send us your thoughts about the selections,
suggestions, tell us about the books that worked, or
didn't work, for you. The address is DrManny@
AskDrManny.com.
by Phyllis Kosminsky
Description by Amazon: This book is for people who feel stuck in their grief, who seem
unable to move past the pain of loss despite the passage of time
and their own best efforts to heal. Based on her experience
working with hundreds of people who have lost loved ones, the
author relates memorable stories of those who have moved through
seemingly inconsolable grief to rebuild meaningful lives. She
offers insights, suggestions and resources to help people
identify where their own mourning may have broken down, and what
they can do to get back on the path of healing. Often, grief is
complicated by the nature of the relationship that the mourner
had with their loved one before his or her death: dependency,
long term caregiving, ambivalence, or even abuse. Sometimes the
nature of the death - suicide, prolonged illness, or other trauma
- gets in the way of the mourner's recovery. Getting Back to
Life When Grief Won't Heal is a book full of compassion and
hope, an invaluable guide to helping mourners rebuild their lives
when it seems that grief just won't heal.
by Kim Thiboldeaux (Author), PhD, Mitch Golant (Author), Mehmet Oz (Foreword)
Description by Amazon:
Organized into four sections that span the cancer-management
process from diagnosis through the unpredictable future, this
guide covers everything people with cancer and their families need
to know about being active participants in their own long-term
plan for well-being. With so many cancer patients becoming
survivors, living longer and better has become an increasingly
important point of focus for The Wellness Community, an
international nonprofit organization dedicated to providing free
emotional support, education, and hope to people affected by
cancer. This book accurately and compassionately addresses all of
the physical, emotional, social, and practical needs of today's
cancer patients and survivors, preparing them for wellness that
can follow throughout the rest of their lives, regardless of how
long that may be.
by Jennifer Ackerman
From Booklist:
When are we the most mentally alert? What makes us feel hungry? A
skilled and personable science journalist, Ackerman has hit her
stride in her third book, a virtual full-body scan conducted over
the course of 24 hours. With informational exactitude and
conversational casualness, Ackerman summarizes and contemplates
the latest findings regarding body processes and life habits.
Beginning with our grogginess upon awaking and moving through a
typically demanding day and night of too little sleep, Ackerman
explains the mechanics and significance of the body's inner clock,
why touch is essential to our well-being, and how those billions
of microbes we host, weighing an estimated two pounds, help us
digest food. Stress is Ackerman's most compelling subject: what it
is exactly, what havoc it wreaks, and how to control it. As she
touts the benefits of exercise, music, companionship, and
laughter, which she describes as "stress therapy rooted in ancient
neural threads of joy," one can't help but note that scientific
breakthroughs are proving the veracity of age-old adages about how
to live right.
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