Essential Wellness

Combining evidence-based approaches including positive psychology, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), mindfulness, and skills for regulating stress, The Resilience Workbook will show you how to bounce back and thrive in any difficult situation. You'll learn how to harness the power of your brain's natural neuroplasticity; manage strong, distressing emotions; and improve mood and overall well-being.

Many women swear by intermittent fasting, losing up to 10 pounds in three or four weeks, all without exercise! And without having to watch what they eat religiously! But there are also many who don’t know what it is and are thoroughly misled by all the misinformation readily found on the net.

From the best-selling authors of the classic "What Your Doctor May NOT Tell You" books about menopause and pre-menopause comes an easy-to-use guide on balancing hormone levels safely and naturally. Dr. John Lee will help you answer key questions like: Are my symptoms caused by a hormonal imbalance?; which hormones do I need to regain hormone balance?; and how do I use hormones for optimal health and balance? Plus, learn how and when to use estrogen, testosterone, and progesterone cream, in simple, effective language.

While coping with teenage moodiness can be difficult under any circumstances, it can be especially challenging if a teenager has a serious mood disorder. This concise book is the definitive guide to understanding and getting effective help for adolescents with depression, designed for parents and other adults in contact with afflicted teens.

Are you ready to embark on a transformative health journey? Have you been searching for a sustainable and effective way to shed those extra pounds? Look no further! Introducing an audiobook that will revolutionize the way you approach your health and wellness: a comprehensive guide to the Ketogenic Diet.

Therapy fails sex workers. Despite the wide range of sex work—from street-based to OnlyFans—clinicians too often focus on what they think sex workers need, instead of building trust, developing rapport, and really doing the work to understand the unique stressors that make quality mental health care essential for sex worker communities. Sex-positive therapists Theo Burnes and Jamila Dawson break down everything that mental health providers need to know to work effectively with sex workers, while dispeling the tired, pervasive myths that continue to impact treatment today.

The intersection of motherhood and creative life is explored in these writings on mothering that turn the spotlight from the child to the mother herself. Here, in memoirs, testimonials, diaries, essays, and fiction, mothers describe firsthand the changes brought to their lives by pregnancy, childbirth, and mothering.

The simple, refreshing meditations of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh give us the tools to cultivate concentration. Practicing mindfulness brings concentration, and concentration brings insight and understanding. With our world experiencing the deep effects of loneliness, digital overload, and a proliferation of potential distractions, this How To book reminds us of the value of developing our concentration, so we can let go of misperceptions and cultivate the clarity of mind that is the basis for understanding ourselves, each other, and the world.

More people than ever before have diabetes. Unlike years ago, you have a good chance of living an active and healthy life with diabetes—provided you work with your health care team to take the necessary steps to control your blood sugar. This title covers the prediabetes stage and taking charge to prevent diabetes, types of diabetes, symptoms and risk factors, treatments and strategies for managing your blood sugar, avoiding serious complications, advances in insulin delivery and new medications, and recipes.

Many of us are more than happy to rely on prescribed medication to help us cure a wide variety of ills. But did you know that people all over the world have been using spices to help relieve and even cure a variety of conditions? Turmeric and ginger are two of the most powerful and commonly used spices that are known to fight inflammation, infections, and so much more.

Essentials of Autism Spectrum Disorders Evaluation and Assessment, 2nd Edition, helps professionals learn how to identify, assess, and diagnose autism spectrum disorders (ASD). In a time when detection and awareness of ASD are on the rise, this book addresses the primary domains of assessment, discusses the purpose of assessment, suggests test instruments, and identifies the unique clinical applications of each instrument to the diagnosis of ASD.

Specially crafted with a warm, heartfelt, and friendly tone, this practical book explores the proven benefits of dialectal behavior therapy, along with how we can best equip today’s young people with the emotional tools they need to achieve balance, stability, and wellness in their lives. Drawing on a powerful mix of psychological insights, user-friendly advice, and fun worksheets to help you on your journey to a happier life, the DBT Workbook for Teens seeks to dispel the mysteries around DBT.

Aging is a part of life, but it doesn’t have to be depressing and isolating just because you’re not as strong and mobile as you once were. It can be a time of great happiness if you use this guide to get moving and exercise.

Understand menopause with all its changes and challenges - and choose practices and treatments to make this next stage in your wellness journey healthy, positive, and joyful. Your menopause is unique to you - a milestone on your personal well-being journey. A lucky few will breeze through it, but for most women, this time of hormonal upheavals throws up a variety of challenging symptoms. Understand menopause better and find the right combination of resources for you - to stay physically, mentally, and spiritually well throughout.

Are you or a loved one feeling overwhelmed by an adult autism diagnosis? Do you struggle with daily challenges and want to leverage the unique strengths autism brings? Look no further. "Adult Autism Essentials" offers practical advice and insights to improve daily life, build stronger relationships, and access necessary resources.

In Gain to Lose, Dr Sheela Nambiar, a practising obstetrician, gynaecologist and fitness and lifestyle consultant, explains how losing ‘weight’ does not necessarily mean that one is losing fat and being ‘slim’ is not necessarily the same as being ‘fit’. Instead, building muscle is the key, not only to losing fat and keeping it off but to better functionality, a youthful body and greater strength.

Critical thinking is regularly cited as an essential 21st century skill, the key to success in school and work. Given our propensity to believe fake news, draw incorrect conclusions, and make decisions based on emotion rather than reason, it might even be said that critical thinking is vital to the survival of a democratic society. But what, exactly, is critical thinking? Haber describes the term's origins in such disciplines as philosophy, psychology, and science.

Unpleasant, uncomfortable, and unexplained side effects? Drug Muggers is your side-effect solution. Learn which medications are robbing your body of essential nutrients and find out how to restore your health.

Starting a new diet can be difficult; learning about one shouldn't be. Paleo for Beginners: Essentials to Get Started is a comprehensive, yet concise, guide to embracing the Paleo lifestyle. John Chatham, best-selling author of The Paleo Diet Solution and The Paleo Diet Solution Cookbook, walks readers through every step of success in a concise, easy-to-read format. Extensively researched, Paleo for Beginners offers answers to your most pressing Paleo questions, from the basic to the more scientific.

This straightforward, one-stop guide introduces you to the differing presentations of autism that are common in girls, but also explores why referring to 'male' and 'female' autism is too reductive. Describing why some autistic girls' needs are identified late or not at all, looking at friendships and relationships, education, mental health and puberty, this concise, easy-to-understand and informative book draws on both lived experience and research to offer a popular science overview of this important topic.