Wellness - Suggested Reading (by topic) 

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General:

• Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness. – Jon Kabat-Zinn 
• Heal Thy Self: Lessons on Mindfulness in Medicine. - Saki Santorelli
  Integrative Health Care - Victor S. Sierpina, M.D.
• Spontaneous Healing (Knopf) - Andrew Weil, M.D
• The Wellness Book: The comprehensive guide to maintaining Health and treating stress related illness (Simon & Schuster/Fireside). - Herbert Benson, M.D. and Eileen Stuart, R.N. 
• Who’s Pulling Your Strings? How to Break the Cycle of Manipulation and Regain Control of Your Life (Scribner). - Harriet B. Braiker, Ph.D.
  

Alcoholism:

• How To Quit Drinking Without AA (2nd Edition): A Complete Self-Help Guide - Jerry Dorsman.

Anxiety:

• Coping with Panic: A Drug-Free Approach to Dealing with Anxiety Attacks - George A. Clum
• The Monster in the Cave - How to Face Your Fear and Anxiety and Live Your Life. - David Melinger and Dr. Steven Jay Lynn, Berkely.
• The Relaxation & Stress Reduction Workbook - Martha Davis, Ph.D., Elizabeth Robbins Eshelman, M.S.W. & Matthew McKay, Ph.D.
• Thoughts & Feelings: Taking Control of Your Moods & Your Life. - Matthew McKay, Ph.D., Martha Davis, Ph.D. & Patrick Fanning.

Back Pain:

• Healing Back Pain Naturally - Art Brownstein, M.D.: Harbor Press.
• Healing Back Pain: The Mind-Body Connection (New York: Warner Books, 1991) - John Sarno.
• Pain Free - Pete Egoscue with Roger Gittines
  

Breast:

• Dr. Susan Love’s Breast Book - Susan M. Love, M.D.: Addison Wesley.
• Ductal Carcinoma in Situ of the Breast - Mel Silverstein

Cancer:

• Choices in Healing - Michael Lerner, M.D., MIT Press
• Comprehensive Cancer Care - James S. Gordon, M.D.”
• Ductal Carcinoma in Situ of the Breast - Mel Silverstein
• Guide to Surviving Prostate Cancer - Patrick Walsh, M.D.
• The Anatomy of Hope - How People Prevail In The Face of Illness. Jerome Groopman, M.D. 

Cooking/Eating:

• Controlling Crohn’s Disease The Natural Way - Virginia Harper with Tom Monte
• Eat, Drink & Be Healthy: The Harvard Medical School guide to Healthy Eating that focuses on the Mediterranean Diet. - Walter C. Willett, M.D. 
• Eating for IBS (IBS/Wheat Intolerance) - Heather Van Vorous
• Restaurant Confidential: The Shocking Truth About What You’re Really Eating When You’re Eating Out.- Michael F. Jacobson, Ph.D. & Jayne G. Hurley, RD. Preface by David Kessler
• Syndrome X: The Complete Nutritional Program to Prevent and Reverse Insulin Resistance - by Jack Challem, Burton Berkson, M.D. & Melissa Diane Smith.
• The 10% Solution for a Healthy Life: How to Eliminate Virtually All Risk of Heart Disease & Cancer - Raymond Kurtzweil; Foreword by: S R. Flier, M.D.
• The Healthiest Diet in the World - Nikki and David Goldbeck
• The Herb Garden Cookbook - Hutson, Texas Monthly Press
• The New Moosewood Cookbook – Mollie Katzen 

• Weight Watchers New 365 Day Menu Cookbook – Macmillan

Depression:

• The Feeling Good Workbook - David B. Burns, M.D.
  

Diabetes:

• Carol Guber’s Type 2 Diabetes Life Plan - Carol Buber with Betsy Thorpe.

• Syndrome X: The Complete Nutritional Program to Prevent and Reverse Insulin Resistance - by Jack Challem, Burton Berkson, M.D. & Melissa Diane Smith.

Endometriosis:

• Endometriosis: A Key to Healing Through Nutrition - Dian Shepperson Mills, MA and Michael Vernon, PhD.

• The Endometriosis Sourcebook (Contemporary Books) - Mary Lou Ballweg. (800) 992-3636. www.endometriosisassn.org.

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Fatigue:

• Fibromyalgia & Chronic Myofascial Pain Syndrome; A Survival Manual - Devin Starlanyl, M.D. & Mary Ellen Copeland, M.S., M.A.

• From Fatigued To Fantastic (Avery) - Jacob Teitel Baum, M.D.: 

• The Fibromyalgia Advocate - Devin J. Starlanyl, M.D.

Food Allergies:

• Living Without Magazine - (Whole Foods) www.livingwithout.com.

Headaches:

• Heal Your Headache: The 1-2-3 Program For Taking Charge of Your Pain. -  David Buchholz, M.D.

Hormones:

• Dr. Susan Love’s Hormone Book (Habor)- Susan M. Love, M.D.

• Screaming To Be Heard - Elizabeth Lee Uliet, M.D.: M. Evans and Co.

• Sex Over 50 - Information about decreased libido. Joel Block, Ph.d. 

Nutrition:

• Eat, Drink & Be Healthy: The Harvard Medical School guide to Healthy Eating that focuses on the Mediterranean Diet. - Walter C. Willett, M.D. 

• Robert Crayhon’s Nutrition Made Simple: A Comprehensive Guide to the Latest Findings in Optimal Nutrition. - Robert Crayhon, M.S. 

• Super Foods - A Fourteen foods that will change your life. - Steven Pratt, MD and Kathy Matthews.

Osteoporosis:

• The Myth of Osteoporosis: What Every Woman Should Know About Creating Bone Health. - by Gillian Sanson.

Pain:

• Pain Free - Pete Egoscue with Roger Gittines

Sinus:

• Sinus Survival: the Holistic Medical Treatment for Allergies, Colds, and Sinusitis - Robert Tucker, D.O. - Ivker.

Vegetarian:

• Diet for a Small Planet - Frances Lappe

• Recipes for a Small Planet - Frances Lappe

• Vegetarian Cooking For Everyone - Deborah Madison; Broadway

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Wellness Topics:

• Celiac Disease/Gluten Sensitivity

• Diet Evaluation

• Menopause/Perimenopause

• Nutrition

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• Travel Medicine

• Weight Management

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