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Savor: mindful eating, mindful life
By Thich Nhat Hanh, Lilian Cheung, Nhất Hạnh. 2010
Zen Buddhist master Nhat Hanh and Harvard nutritionist Cheung offer a diet and meditation guide that encourages one to obtain…
a healthy weight. Describe a ten-week plan for gradual changes using the concept of mindfulness. 2010You are here: discovering the magic of the present moment
By Thich Nhat Hanh, Sherab Chodzin Kohn, Nhất Hạnh. 2009
Zen Buddhist monk, author of The Art of Power (DB 66111), asserts that mindfulness--fully experiencing the here and now--can transform…
our lives. Offers meditation practices that he says cultivate awareness, heal emotional pain, and lead to happiness and peace. Originally published in French. 2009Writing down the bones: Freeing the Writer Within (Shambhala library)
By Natalie Goldberg. 2010
Author, lecturer, and Zen practitioner encourages people to use writing to comprehend the value of their lives. Offers suggestions for…
creating a mindset and selecting locations that are conducive to writing. Discusses necessary materials and covers points of grammar. Expanded edition of 1986 publication. 2005The African-American guide to living well with diabetes
By Constance Brown-Riggs, Tamara Jeffries. 2010
African American dietician and spokesperson for the American Dietetic Association discusses the basics of diabetes management, including nutrition, exercise, and…
medication. Focuses on spirituality and scripture to assist with necessary lifestyle changes. Includes healthy Caribbean and soul food recipes. 2010Nutrition and fitness consultant suggests people with diabetes ease into an active lifestyle by getting the most out of daily…
tasks at work, play, and home and by beginning a low-impact walking program. Includes stretching and strengthening exercises. 2006The best life guide to managing diabetes and pre-diabetes
By Bob Greene, Janis Jibrin, John J. Merendino Jr.. 2009
An exercise physiologist, an endocrinologist, and a nutritionist team up to offer a practical plan for living fully with diabetes…
or prediabetes. They discuss the condition, suggest improving diet and exercise and taking appropriate medication to protect health, and provide various motivation strategies. 2009Boy on the lion throne: the childhood of the 14th Dalai Lama
By Elizabeth Cody Kimmel, Thomas J. Csordas. 2009
Follows the early years of Lhamo Thondup (born 1935), who was recognized as the fourteenth Dalai Lama at age two.…
Discusses his transition from simple mountain boy to spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism. Explains the politics and events that led to his exile. For grades 4-7. 2008Diabetes meal planning made easy
By Hope S. Warshaw, Hope Warshaw. 2006
Provides nutritional information on shopping for and preparing healthier meals for people who have diabetes. Explains ways to change eating…
habits and food choices by reading product labels, planning menus, taking vitamins, and customizing one's diet. Includes sample menus. 2006Interconnected: embracing life in Our Global Society
By Ogyen Trinley Karmapa, O-rgyan-ʼphrin-las-rdo-rje. 2017
Plucked from a humble nomad family to become the leader of one of Tibet's oldest Buddist lineages, the young Seventeenth…
Karmapa draws on timeless values to create an urgent ethic for today's global community. The Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje, draws on years of intensive Buddist training and a passionate commitment to social issues to teach us how we can move from a merely intellectual understanding to a fully lived experience of connection to become more effective agents of social and ethical changeThe life of Milarepa: A New Translation from the Tibetan (Arkana Books)
By Anonymous, Lobsang P. Lhalungpa, Gtsaṅ-smyon He-ru-ka. 1992
The beloved story of the Tibetan people and one of the greatest source books for the contemplative life in all…
world literature. This biography, a true folk tale from a culture now in crisis, can be read on several levels: a personal and moving introduction to Tibetan Buddhism, a profoundly detailed guide book in the search for consciousness. It presents the quest for spiritual perfection, tracing the path of a great sinner who became a great saint. But it is also a powerful and graphic folk tale, full of magic, disaster, feuds, deceptions, and humorHow to practice: the way to a meaningful life
By Dalai Lama, Jeffrey Hopkins, Bstan-ʾdzin-rgya-mtsho. 2002
How to Practice offers the Dalai Lama's own sage and practical insight in a constant and daily companion in the…
quest to practice morality, meditation, and wisdom toward one common desire: the need for happiness and a meaningful life. UnratedTurning the mind into an ally
By Sakyong Mipham. 2004
Dr. Bernstein's diabetes solution: the complete guide to achieving normal blood sugars
By Richard K. Bernstein. 2011
Revised and updated edition. Dr. Bernstein offers advice on controlling blood sugars as a way of living with diabetes. He…
explains the metabolic basis of the disease and how diet and exercise can lessen its effects. Includes recipesVisionary kitchen: a cookbook for eye health
By Sandra Young. 2013
Sandra Young, optometrist and chef has crafted 150+ mouth-watering, nutrient dense recipes based on recent published science which identifies essential…
eye nutrients. These low-glycemic impact recipes are designed to meet a wide variety of dietary needs ranging from traditional fare to gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian, and dairy-free optionsA death on Diamond Mountain: a true story of obsession, madness, and the path to enlightenment
By Eric Jerome Dickey, Scott Carney. 2015
Thirty-eight-year-old Ian Thorson died from dehydration and dysentery on a remote Arizona mountaintop in 2012. Scott Carney, an investigative journalist…
and anthropologist who lived in India for six years and study Tibetan Buddaism there, was struck by how Thorson's demise resembled the suicide of a young women he knew on a silent meditation retreat half a decade earlier. Is there a connection between intensive meditation and mental instability? UnratedMayo clinic essentials diabetes book
By Mayo Clinic. 2022
The most comprehensive up-to-date guide to preventing and managing Type 1 and 2 diabetes Whether you've recently been diagnosed with…
diabetes or you've lived with it for a number of years, Mayo Clinic The Essential Diabetes Book provides the latest information on how to live well with the disease so that you can enjoy a full and productive life. The advice comes from Mayo Clinic specialists who provide personal insight into various aspects of diabetes managementMix 'n' match meals in minutes for people with diabetes: a no-brainer solution to meal preparation
By Linda Gassenheimer. 2007
Provides recipes for breakfasts of eggs and sandwiches; lunches of salads, soups, and sandwiches; and dinners, including speed meals, featuring…
poultry, seafood, pork, veal, or beef. Menus are accompanied by shopping lists, nutritional facts, and preparation schedules. Also proposes a sample month of meals. 2008Diabetes 911: how to handle everyday emergencies
By Sandra L. Weber, Larry A. Fox. 2009
Endocrinologists describe methods for handling the complications of diabetes. They detail actions to take for hypoglycemia, diabetic ketoacidosis, insulin pump…
problems, natural disasters, travel, and other situations. They suggest ways to prepare for and prevent emergencies and deal with illnesses in general, including those involving children. 2009En mis propias palabras: introducción a mis enseñanzas y filosofia
By Dalai Lama, Rajiv Mehrotra, Bstan-ʼdzin-rgya-mtsho. 2009
Compilation edited by Rajiv Mehrotra presents writings and teachings of the fourteenth Dalai Lama of Tibet. The spiritual leader, Buddhist…
scholar, and Nobel Peace Laureate explores the nature of happiness, the law of karma, meditation, transformation of the mind, ethics, and the importance of empiricism and science. Spanish language. 2008Master your metabolism: the 3 diet secrets to naturally balancing your hormones for a hot and healthy body!
By Jillian Michaels, Mariska Van Aalst. 2009
The tough strength trainer from television's The Biggest Loser outlines a weight-loss program based on balancing hormones. Describes various endocrinological…
problems and ways to improve them by eliminating antinutrients and toxins, restoring whole foods to the diet, improving sleep and exercise habits, and reducing stress. Bestseller. 2009