Avadian’s poignant and touching story is “real” in every sense of the word. She avoids the dry, formal approach of a “how-to” book or a document filled with cold facts and draws the reader into her home to share a difficult... Read More

If a foreword by former first lady Rosalynn Carter is not enough to make one take this handbook seriously, then the subject matter will. “Am I dead yet?” one seriously ill patient is quoted to have asked his nurse. When told no, he... Read More

“The incidence of obesity in the United States had held steady at about 14 percent of the population since 1960 … between 1981 and 1991, it shot up to a quarter of Americans.” From Weight Watchers to Slimfast, Thigh Master to... Read More

In her dedication, Peddicord writes, “This book is dedicated to all women everywhere who realize life is what we make it. Despite heartbreaking experiences and trauma, they eternally make roses grow out of ashes and reach for the... Read More

The title of this book is enough to probably send it flying off the shelves and into the hidden corners of people’s lives where no one thinks they’re peeking and reading. While many readers and voters acted disgusted with the... Read More

Heber, the director of the UCLA center for human nutrition, has treated thousands of overweight patients at the UCLA Medical Center over the last twenty-three years. Heber’s inspirations for writing this book was his own overweight... Read More

A practicing Internist, with a sub-specialty in rheumatology, Makover chronicles the rise of Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs), beginning with non-profits Kaiser-Permanente and Health Insurance Plan in the 1940s, through the HMO... Read More

As the title suggests, this book harbors many secrets. Some secrets are about herbal medicines of the rain forest while other information it brings to the forefront explains the herbs’ untapped value as a means of survival for the... Read More