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Clean Up Your Diet: The Pure Food Program to Cleanse, Energize and Revitalize Max Tomlinson Baird, Duncan Publishers Softcover, 192pp $14.95 Today's processed foods are seriously lacking in nutritional value, and almost every week we hear about dangerous additives or carcinogenic pollutants in our meat, fish, grains, vegetables, or fruits. The results of this poor diet are increased susceptibility to illness, low energy, and premature aging. World-renowned naturopath Max Tomlinson has the antidote. He reveals how to choose and prepare healthy natural foods, and follow a diet free from toxins. The benefits include long-term wellbeing and vitality as well as protection from such diseases as arthritis, diabetes, and cancer. With tasty recipes and clear, authoritative advice on detoxing, improving digestion, and combating ailments, this is a plan that will help anyone harness the power of food to attain outstanding health.	Art of Being a Woman: A Simple Guide to Everyday Love and Laughter Veronique Vienne Crown Publishing Hardcover, 176pp $18.00 It takes a great woman to spot greatness in other women. Have a good laugh at your own expense. Discover how completely happy you are in your own skin. Such experiences, says Véronique Vienne, are expressions of the art of being a woman. In this gem of a book, Vienne gently guides women of all ages and cultures through the practical lessons in the art of womanhood and in the joy of loving life as only a woman can. With its spirited prose and witty illustrations, The Art of Being a Woman informs and celebrates the many ways we all can release our insecurities, count our blessings, and experience what the French call “joie de vivre,” a lively tryst between heart and mind.
Light On Yoga B. K. S. Iyengar Schocken Books Softcover, 554pp $18.00 The definitive guide to the philosophy and practice of Yoga—the ancient healing discipline for body and mind—by its greatest living teacher. Light on Yoga provides complete descriptions and illustrations of all the positions and breathing exercises. Features a foreword by Yehudi Menuhin. Illustrations throughout.	Best Life Diet Bob Greene Broadway Books Softcover, 368pp $18.95 From the bestselling author of Get With the Program! and Bob Greene's Total Body Makeover comes The Best Life Diet, a lifetime plan for losing weight and keeping it off.
Ethical Gourmet: How to Enjoy Food That Is Humanely Raised, Sustainable, Nonendangered and That Replenishes the Earth Jay Weinstein Broadway Books Softcover, 368pp $18.95 Jay Weinstein has written the bible for those who care about both good food and the well-being of the world. The Ethical Gourmet informs readers about how they can make responsible eating choices, explains what "organic" really means, tells readers where ethically raised foods can be purchased, offers advice on choices when dining out, and delves into such controversial topics as genetically modified foods and fair-trade coffee and chocolate.	Overdosed America: The Broken Promise of American Medicine John Abramson Harper Collins Softcover, 368pp $13.95 The untold crisis in American medicine, with side effects that may be hazardous to your health. We all know that health care and prescription drug costs are skyrocketing, but few doubt the excellence of American medicine. John Abramson, M.D., an award-winning family doctor on the clinical faculty at Harvard Medical School, reveals, in the same clear language that he used with his patients, how the corporate takeover of clinical research and medical practice is compromising Americans' health.
The Handbook of Ayurveda Shantha Godagama North Atlantic Books Softcover, 128pp $15.95 This practical and inspirational handbook touches on every aspect of Ayurveda for beginners, and serves as a refresher course for more seasoned students. It offers a complete overview and lays out the principal areas of the system in ways that are easy to follow yet not oversimplified.	Our Bodies, Ourselves: A New Edition for a New Era Boston Women's Health Collective Simon & Schuster Softcover, 832pp $24.95 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.
Total Renewal: 7 Key Steps to Resilience, Vitality, and Long-Term Health Frank Lipman Tarcher Hardcover, 304pp $25.95 Lipman, a Manhattan-based doctor versed in both Chinese Western medicine, and co-author Gunning present a sensible seven-step program to renew your health.	The Juicing Bible Pat Crocker Robert Rose Softcover, 224pp $18.95 With The Juicing Bible, there's a new and comprehensive source of information for anyone who wants to explore the health benefits of juicing. Here you'll find a fully illustrated reference documenting the nutritive values and healing properties of over 100 fruits, vegetables and herbs.
Eating Well for Optimum Health: The Essential Guide Andrew Weil Harper Collins Softcover, 320pp $14.00 At last, a book about eating (and eating well) for health—from Dr. Andrew Weil, the brilliantly innovative and greatly respected doctor who has been instrumental in transforming the way Americans think about health. Now Dr. Weil provides us with a program for improving our well-being by making informed choices about how and what we eat.	No Beginning, No End: The Intimate Heart of Zen Jakusho Kwong Random House Hardcover, 256pp $18.95 In No Beginning, No End, Zen master Jakusho Kwong-roshi shows us how to treasure the ordinary activities of our daily lives through an understanding of simple Buddhist practices and ideas.
Water: For Health, for Healing, for Life F. Batmanghelidj Warner Books Softcover, 306pp $14.95 Based on more than twenty years of clinical and scientific research into the role of water in the body, a pioneering physician and the acclaimed author of Your Body's Many Cries for Water shows how water -- yes, water! -- can relieve a stunning range of medical conditions.	Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice Shunryu Suzuki Weatherhill Softcover, 138pp $9.95