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Contented Dementia order quantity
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NZ$ 40.00 each
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Author: Oliver James
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Dementia is a little understood and currently incurable illness, but much can be done to maximise the quality of life for people with the condition. "Contented Dementia" - by clinical psychologist and bestselling author Oliver James - outlines a groundbreaking and practical method for managing dementia that will allow both sufferer and carer to maintain the highest possible quality of life, throughout every stage of the illness. A person with dementia will experience random and increasingly frequent memory blanks relating to recent events.Feelings, however, remain intact, as do memories of past events and both can be used in a special way to substitute for more recent information that has been lost. The SPECAL method (Specialized Early Care for Alzheimer's) outlined in this book works by creating links between past memories and the routine activities of daily life in the present. Drawing on real-life examples and user-friendly ... more

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Our Bodies, Ourselves : A new edition for a new era (35th anniversary edition, 2005) order quantity
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NZ$ 55.00 each
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Author: The Boston Women's Health Book Collective
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One of the best-selling book on all aspects of women's health

With more than four million copies sold, Our Bodies, Ourselves is "the" classic resource that women of all ages can turn to for information about every aspect of their well-being.

Completely revised for the first time in a decade, these pages give women everything they need for making key decisions about their health -- from definitive information from today's leading experts to personal stories from other women just like them. This updated edition of Our Bodies, Ourselves includes the latest on:

- Nutrition and exercise

- Relationships, sexuality, and sexual health

- Complementary health practices

- Reproductive choices, pregnancy, and childbearing

- Growing older

- Medical testing and procedures

Together with its companion website (www.ourbodiesourselves.org), "Our Bodies, Ourselves" is a one-stop resource for women of all ... more


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365 Ways to Get a Good Night's Sleep order quantity
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NZ$ 25.00 each
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Author: Ronald L. Kotler
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This book will provide readers with 365 tips to sleep better every night of the year. Covering the importance of a consistent bedtime routine, exercise, diet, bedroom decor and atmosphere, bedding, anxiety, and medical issues, this book will be an all-in-one guide to help readers get a good night's sleep. "365 Ways to Get a Good Night's Sleep" not only covers the biological causes of sleep deprivation, but it also covers the emotional and psychological reasons that we can't sleep. Because getting a good night's sleep is a process that starts long before our heads hit the pillow, this book discusses common mistakes we make throughout the day that can affect our sleep negatively.

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Allen Carr's Easy Way to Stop Smoking Kit (2 audio-CDs Included) order quantity
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NZ$ 25.00 each
Mixed-media pack
Author: Allen Carr
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Over 12,000 copies of this unique package have already sold in the UK alone. Now the kit has been brought right up to date with the inclusion of two CDs.

In 1983, after countless failed attempts to cure his own addiction to nicotine, Allen Carr discovered his unique system: The Easy Way to Stop Smoking. Since giving up a successful career as an accountant to help cure the world's smokers, he has built a global reputation and network of clinics. Including an understanding of why you smoke and why it can be so difficult to give up, the book and CD set offer a complete system to allow smokers to finish that last cigarette - and to quit for good.

Includes two audio-CDs with inspirational tips from the author. Running time 100 minutes.


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Breathing Matters : A New Zealand guide order quantity
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NZ$ 35.00 each
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Author: Jim Bartley with Tania Clifton-Smith
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Breathing Matters is a revolutionary book from one of New Zealand's top Ear, Nose & Throat surgeons. He believes that good breathing patterns can dramatically improve the lives of people with major diseases such as heart disease, asthma and depression. Breathing well helps us relax, normalises body biochemistry, reduces muscle pain and allows the re-establishment of normal posture and movement. Part I 'The Pieces' discusses the role of smell and the "nose brain" in our everyday lives. The physiology and anatomy of the respiratory tract are discussed along with the way that muscles interact to allow you to breathe. These chapters provide a physiological, scientific basis to the book. Part II 'Putting it all together' discusses basic breathing techniques, posture, self-massage and muscle stretching techniques. These are the self-help techniques that you can adopt to help yourself. Part III 'The Pictures' discusses common disease ... more

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Dynamic Breathing : Managing Your Asthma Using the BradCliff Breathing Method order quantity
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NZ$ 34.99 each
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Author: Dinah Bradley & Tania Clifton-Smith
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A fully revised, updated (and renamed) edition of the successful 2002 Breathing Works for Asthma, this book is the asthma sufferer's indispensable companion. Roughly one person in seven experiences asthma at some time in their life. This fresh and original book looks at aspects of living with asthma in a unique and comprehensive way. In recent years, asthma patients may have been well informed about their drug management but less emphasis has been placed on physical coping skills and the importance of the correct use of the muscles of breathing. In Dynamic Breathing for Asthma two internationally recognised experts on breathing pattern disorders take you through a step by step breathing retraining process, which can help you to reduce medications, reduce stress levels, exercise comfortably and most importantly - breathe effectively.

First published 2002 as Breathing Works for Asthma; this revised edition April 2008.

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Hyperventilation Syndrome : Breathing pattern disorders (revised edition 2006) order quantity
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NZ$ 25.00 each
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Author: Dinah Bradley
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First published 1991; this revised edition 2006.

Do you sometimes experience panicky feelings for no apparent reason? Do you experience tingling sensations in your lips or fingertips - or both? Do you frequently feel 'spaced out' or find it hard to concentrate at work? Do you sometimes feel breathless for no apparent reason? Have you ever been accused of being a hypochondriac? Has your self-confidence taken a nose dive? If so, you are not alone. 12% of the population suffer from hyperventilation syndrome in varying degrees and experience distressing fears along with the puzzling array of symptoms that accompany bad breathing. This new expanded and updated edition contains a workbook section to help the reader identify how their stress levels, sleep and symptom patterns interrelate with each other.

 
It Must Be My Hormones order quantity
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NZ$ 38.00 each
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Author: Gluck Marion
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My Little Red Book order quantity
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NZ$ 26.00 each
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Author: Rachel Kauder-Nalebuff
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MY LITTLE RED BOOK is an anthology of first menstruation stories from women and girls of all ages, races,, faiths and cultural backgrounds. Collected overfour years the diverse stories range from the light-hearted to the heart-stopping and is the first book to use women's own words to both demystify and celebrate this universal female rite of passgae at the same. Contributors include Gloria Steinem (her classic essay 'If Men Could Menstruate'), Joyce Maynard, Maxine Kumin, Tonya Hurley, Patty Marx, Megan McCafferty, Tamora Pearce, Cecily von Ziegesar, Jacquelyn Mitchard, Jennifer Baumgardner and Sara Hickman, among others.

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The MS Workbook order quantity
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NZ$ 49.99 each
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Author: George H. Kraft
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A team of doctors and psychologists from The Western Multiple Sclerosis Center, the largest MS rehabilitation center in the country, offer this first of its kind New Harbinger workbook to teach people with MS real strategies they can employ in every part of their lives; from managing medical and psychological symptoms to improving their sex lives, to budgeting their finances, and exploring employment opportunities.

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Understanding Sjogren's Syndrome order quantity
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NZ$ 43.00 each
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Author: Sue Dauphin
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An estimated 36 million Americans have some form of arthritis. Of those, more than 4 million are thought to have Sjogren's Syndrome, though most have never been diagnosed. This important, best-selling book on the "sneaky arthritis" is easily read and understood. It helps identify those often misdiagnosed symptoms and offers advice for proper diagnosis and treatment.

"Very well written, informative, accurate, very valuable for patients, nurses and general practitioners". -- Dr. H.M. Moutsopoulos, Athens, Greece


 
Warmth of the Heart Prevents Your Body From Rusting order quantity
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NZ$ 35.00 each
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Author: Hennezel Marie De
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'It's up to us, the baby-boomer generation, to invent a new way of growing old – and paradoxically, this means accepting the ageing process but without becoming 'old'. How do we become the life and soul of the party and not the party poopers? This impetus behind this book is the certainty that there is something in us that never grows old. I like to call it the heart. Not the organ, which clearly does grow old, but the capacity to love and to desire. This inexplicable, incomprehensible force is what keeps human beings alive.'

The inevitable ageing process does not condemn us to solitude, suffering, degradation or dependency. Without mincing her words, Marie de Hennezel guides us through a true 'art of growing old'. She recalls her encounters as a clinical psychologist with 'those who grow old gracefully' – and through her experience shows us how to make the most of this time in our lives, to avoid depression and to stay happy.


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About Face : Look and Feel 10 Years Younger - Naturally order quantity
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NZ$ 35.00 each
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Author: Kim Morrison & Fleur Whelligan (photography Suzanne Hall)
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A beautiful contemporary book on skin care, and how to age beautifully, with an emphasis on holistic health and the use of natural ('green') products.
Aimed at the modern busy woman (all ages) but blokes can sneak a peek at it too.
Topics covered include:
Green is the New Black;
Ageing Gracefully;
Handling Stress;
What is Your Beauty Personality;
Exercise and Nutrition for Good Skin;
Green Alternatives to Cosmetic Surgery;
Beauty Sleep;
Aromatherapy;
Herbal Therapy;
Haircare and makeup;
the Home Spa for Busy Bodies.

Treatments are outlined, depending on the time available - these range from a 5-minute emergency repair, to a full 28-day skin makeover.

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A Carer's Guide: Alzheimer's & Dementia order quantity
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NZ$ 35.00 each
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Author: R. Teitel
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A heartfelt sharing of the experience of caring for someone you love throughout their debilitating and progressive illness. This practical guide includes medical and legal information as well as advice on how to cope.

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A Delicate Balance: Living Successfully with Chronic Illness order quantity
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Author: Susan Milstrey Wells
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A sensitive, hopeful exploration of maximizing your quality of life while living with chronic illness.. Chronic physical illnesses-such as lupus, Sjogren's syndrome, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, inflammatory bowel disorders, Lyme disease, interstitial cystitis, multiple sclerosis-take their toll on every aspect of a person's life. Though millions of people manage to cook, care for children, or work despite their disability, they do so with fatigue, pain, and the grinding uncertainty of living with chronic illness.A thoughtful exploration of this experience, A Delicate Balance provides both up-to-date practical advice and inspiration for the millions of Americans who struggle daily against chronic illness. From locating a suitable health-care provider and making sense of the powerful emotions that accompany chronic illness, to seeking accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act and applying for Social Security ... more

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Ageless Body, Timeless Mind (10th Anniversary Edition) order quantity
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Author: Deepak Chopra
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Few people are better qualified than Deepak Chopra to show us the extent to which the reshaping of the aging process is within our control. Ageless Body, Timeless Mind has been a huge bestseller around the world.

It combines lucid theory, case studies and a wealth of practical exercises to demonstrate the innate intelligence of the mind/body processes and the extent to which sickness and aging are created by nothing more than gaps in our self-knowledge. By increasing this self-knowledge, we can master simple yet effective ways to metabolise time, and so achieve our unbound potential.


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A Gift of Stories: Discovering How to Deal with Mental Illness order quantity
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Author: Julie Leibrich (Editor)
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The life stories in this book are by people who, at some point in their lives, have been diagnosed with a mental illness which they have learned to deal with. They have found the courage to speak publicly about their experience in a world which is still prejudiced against people with mental illness.
The book is a source of inspiration for anyone with mental illness and their family and friends, a unique teaching tool for people working in the mental health area, and a way of opening doors on mental illness and letting in some light, for us all.

Stories from
Toby Adams, John, Susan Butler, Denise, Susie Crooks, Pat Cumming, Lynda Delamore, Graham Johnson, Julie Leibrich, Willie Lyden, Kathryn McNeil, Robert Miller, Mary O'Hagan, Sarah Pokoati, Patte Randal, Vince Reidy, Jonathan Rodgers, Alasdair Russell, Terry Stewart, Susan Tawhai, and Tessa Thompson.

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Allen Carr's Easy Way to Stop Smoking (3rd revised edition 2004) ~ order quantity
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Author: Allen Carr
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Reading this book is all you need to give up smoking. You can even smoke while you read. There are no scare tactics, you will not gain weight and stopping will not feel like deprivation. If you want to kick the habit then go for it.

Allen Carr has helped million sof people become happy non-smokers. His unique method removes your psychological dependence on cigarettes and literally sets you free.
Includes CD of introduction read by the author.

First published 1985; this 3rd edition with new introduction and CD 2006)

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Allen Carr's Illustrated Easyway to Stop Smoking order quantity
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Author: Allen Carr
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A smoker’s guide to just how easy it is to quit

Here are the essentials of the EasyWay method in a humourous, illustrated format.
The humour adds a touch of levity to an otherwise serious subject.
This version is aimed at readers who have failed with the classic Easyway text.

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Allergies : New Zealand's Growing Epidemic order quantity
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Author: Dr Vincent St Aubyn Crump
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Allergies are recognised as a modern epidemic. What can sufferers do to improve their quality of life? How should you respond when the food you enjoy, your cherished pet, or the plants in your garden seem to be turning on you and making you sick? In the first book written specifically for New Zealanders, Dr Vincent Crump provides a straightforward guide to symptom recognition, causes, management and prevention whether you suffer from asthma, hives or hay fever, or react badly to peanuts, dairy foods or insect bites. With many case studies and the latest research findings, this book offers perceptive, compassionate, commonsense advice and solutions designed specifically for allergy sufferers here in New Zealand.


 
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