| Daniel
Amen, M.D.: Save
Your Brain, Save Your Life
This book is a real mind opener! Dr. Amen discusses various
areas of the brain and how over and underactivity in each area
can cause mental, emotional and behavioral changes. He gives
natural remedies and therapies for normalizing brain activity
in each area, and recommends specific drugs which help, if needed.
He is also the author of Healing
ADD.
Marti
Olsen Laney, Psy.D.: The
Introvert Advantage
Kyra
Mesich, Psy.D.: The
Sensitive Person's Survival Guide
Ronald
L. Hoffman, M.D.: Natural
Therapies for Mitral Valve Prolapse
Elaine
Aron, Ph.D.: The
Highly Sensitive Person, The
Highly Sensitive Person in Love
This group of books is all related to sensitivity, presenting
the information from different perspectives. Each adds great
insight into the life of a sensitive person. First, sensitivity
is defined as a genetic trait which gives the person a low threshold
for stimulus, including noise, stress, overwork, crowds, extremes
of heat or cold. Sensitive people represent about 20% of the
population worldwide. They are often misperceived as weak or
oversensitive, yet their sensitivity helps keep society from
running headlong into disaster. Being highly sensitive myself,
I have learned--and unlearned--so much about myself! If you're
wondering why the Mitral Valve Prolapse book is included in
this bunch, MVP, a benign heart disorder occurring in 5% of
the population, including me, is explained as being an indicator
of instability of the autonomic nervous system. This can leave
you, in the author's words, "wired but tired". His
natural remedies and diet adjustments help people with MVP lower
stress and anxiety, and therefore lower overstimulation.
What
Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Fibromyalgia: The
Revolutionary Treatment That Can Reverse the Disease
by R.
Paul St. Amand, M.D. and Claudia
Craig Marek
After years of chronic pain and fatigue I found a local M.D.
specializing in fibromyalgia and alternative therapies. I was
diagnosed with fibromyalgia, and he recommended that I read
this book. I did, and I found it well-written, interesting and
informative. Dr. St. Amand's belief is that fibromyalgia is
caused by a buildup of phosphates in the body, resulting in
low ATP (energy) production and pain. The buildup, he believes,
is most likely caused by a hereditary defect which prevents
the kidneys from excreting phosphorous normally. The treatment
he recommends is guaifenesin, an ingredient found in over-the-counter
cough remedies, in much higher doses. (Note: you can't just
take lots of cough medicine - you need a source of pure guaifenesin--and
of course, a doctor's advice and monitoring is recommended.)
The major obstacle to the guaifenesin protocol is that you must
avoid all salicylates, synthetic and plant-based, other than
those you eat in natural foods (digestion changes the salicylates
in formal food quantities.) In other words, anything containing
salicylates--whether you apply it to your skin or hair, ingest
it as herbal remedies or teas, or exposure yourself to plant
juices by gardening without gloves--nullifies the benefits of
guaifenesin. So it is not an easy path to follow. And if you're
also hypoglycemic as I am, you have to control your hypoglycemia
for the program to work. On top of those challenges, I'm a vegan,
so my food choices become even more limited. So as much as I'd
love to follow the protocol, and reap its benefits ( it allows
the kidneys to release phosphorus into the urine, and it starts
clearing out from all the areas of the body where it has been
stored) I'm happy that my doctor is trying some other avenues
first. However, if it comes down to it, I will bite the bullet
and go with guaifenesin! Although I highly recommend the
book, you may want to borrow this book from the library first,
and read it before deciding if you want a copy of your own.
Valerie
Ann Worwood: The
Complete Book of Essential Oils and Aromatherapy
Comprehensive and highly useful aromatherapy book for beginners
or advanced users.
Jonn
Mumford: A
Chakra & Kundalini Workbook: Psycho-Spiritual Techniques
for Health, Rejuvenation, Psychic Powers and Spiritual Realization
I just love books on personal energy. This book is divided into
chapters on various forms of yoga for physical, mental, and
spiritual growth.
Richard
L. Hittleman: Richard
Hittleman's Yoga: 28 Day Exercise Plan
I love this book and use it every day. I had used it years ago,
then due to a back injury could not practice for 20 years. Finally,
at age 50, I was taking 50 mg. of Vioxx daily, and still in
chronic pain. I started this book again three months ago, and
the difference was remarkable. I only take the Vioxx once a
week, and am relatively pain-free. The 28 days introduce various
yoga postures and give detailed information about performing
them. There are review days, and towards the end they get lengthy,
since they incorporate all exercises learned, but bear with
it! After the twenty days you have a three day cycle, each day
having a separate group of yoga postures. It takes me about
30 minutes, and I do them right before bedtime, to help me relax
and sleep better. Some say you shouldn't exercise, including
yoga, just before bed, as it can energize you and keep you awake.
For me this is the best time.
Master
Lam Kam-Chuen: The
Way of Energy: Mastering the Chinese Art of Internal Strength
with Chi Kung Exercise
"The first comprehensive guide to the most powerful form
of Chi Kung ever developed - "standing like a tree".
With little movement, unlocks "deep reserves of energy,
builds internal stamina, strengthens immunity, relieves chronic
stress." - back cover (I couldn't have said it any better
myself!)
David
Pond: Chakras
for Beginners: A Guide to Balancing Your Chakra Energies
What the chakras are, what they do, and how to balance them
through meditation, exercises and other powerful techniques.
Explains the use of color and crystals to activate each chakra.
Teaches you how to change your life from within.
Keith
Sherwood: Chakra
Therapy: For Personal Growth & Healing
Another great energy book, with lots of explanation of how personal
energy works, meditations for each of the seven chakras, and
therapy exercises to release blocked energy.
Gerald
Epstein, M.D.: Healing
Visualizations: Creating Health Through Imagery
Great explanations of the mind-body connection. Meditations
for a wide variety of ailments including arthritis, bone fractures,
hypertension, headaches, depression, anxiety, diabetes and cancer.
Meditations are brief, lasting one to five minutes. According
to the author, it is successful intentioning that initiates
healing. My explanation is that if you get your mind and your
body agreeing on the same outcome, the healing energy flows.
Peter
Lambrou and George
Pratt: Instant
Emotional Healing: Acupressure for the Emotions.
The authors, both leading clinical psychologists, are pioneers
in the emerging field of Thought Field Therapy. Instant
Emotional Healing gives step-by-step instructions for generating
fast, permanent relief for emotional roadblocks. This book carries
endorsements by Apollo astronaut Edgar Mitchell and Benjamin
Spock, M.D., author of Dr.
Spock's Baby and Child Care.
Peter
J. D'Adamo, N.D.: Eat
Right for Your Type
Dietary recommendations according to your blood type. Each blood
type developed at different points in history, first O, then
A, followed by B and most recently AB. Eating foods not appropriate
for your blood type results in agglutinating of lectins, a factor
in proteins. These sticky, agglutinated lectins can accumulate
in the brain, kidneys, liver, stomach and other organs. They
are like magnets, binding healthy cells, and making the body
think they are invaders to be destroyed. Accumulated lectins
can cause tiredness, reduced blood flow through the kidneys,
irritable bowel syndrome, cirrhosis of the liver, and many other
disorders. If you are interested in optimal health or natural
weight loss, I recommend this book very highly. It explains
why some diets work for some people but not for others, it depends
on the blood type. Eating according to blood type isn't always
easy, especially at the start, and moreso if you have people
eating together who are different blood types. The book gives
you lists of foods for each type, and there are free
online lists, based on the info in the book. There's also
an online
database at Dr d'Adamo's site, where you can look up a food
and see what it does to each blood type. His site also sells
blood type food cards to go in your wallet.
Morton
Walker, D.P.M: DMSO:
Nature's Healer
This book was recommend to me by a friend, who uses DMSO extensively.
Now I use DMSO too, for canker sores, eye infections, sinus
infections, and muscle pain. Although DMSO is used extensively
for horses, information on human use is not accepted by mainstream
medicine. The book cites documented cases of its use in healing
arthritis, stroke, cancer, injuries, mental retardation and
spinal cord injuries.
Russell
L. Blaylock, M.D.: Excitotoxins:
The Taste That Kills
I bought this book for my daughter when she was suffering from
lengthy bouts of excruciating pain and migraine headaches. It
explains that glutamates in MSG (monosodium glutamate), aspartame
(Nutrasweet), hydrolyzed protein (hydrolyzed soy protein), aspartic
acid, cysteine and other sources are excitotoxins, which stimulate
neurons to death and cause varying degrees of brain damage.
Scientific explanations and lots of illustrations to reinforce
what the author is talking about. "There is growing evidence
that excitotoxins play a major role in...Parkinson's Disease,
Huntington's Disease, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis"* (ALS
or Lou Gerig's Disease), and others. * from the Introduction
John
E. Sarno, M.D.: Healing Back Pain: The Mind-Body Connection
Dr. Sarno's approach is that you can heal yourself without drugs,
surgery or exercise. The book is based on mind-body research
and examines the underlying emotional tension which causes Tension
Myositis Syndrome (TMS).
Linda
Rector Page, N.D.: Healthy
Healing - A Guide To Self Healing For Everyone
Now in its eleventh edition, Dr. Page's updated, comprehensive
guide to alternative therapies is well organized and thorough,
giving alternate routes for alternative healing for each disorder:
Diet and Superfood Therapy, Herbal Therapy, Supplements, and
Lifestyle Support. She recommends specific products in many
cases, so you know exactly what to get, and avoid wasting your
money on low-quality products. She also has chapters on different
healing modalities, plus chapters about children and pets. If
you can only get one alternative health book, this is an excellent
choice.
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