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A CLEAN AND SOBER BRAIN: 21st Century Alternatives in Addiction Treatment by Julia Ross, MA - Audio Cassettes A three-tape set. Tape One: Using Amino Acids to restore neurotransmitter function. Tape Two: Contraindications, troubleshooting, and individualizing programs. Tape Three: Integrating Nutritional Therapies into existing addiction treatment programs.	Price: $25.00
Click to view the Table of Contents Beyond Talk Therapy: New Frontiers in Addiction Treatment 2nd Edition This edition includes two papers not in the original edition; those by Michael Smith, MD and Nancy Smyth, PhD. Additionally two presentations as they were given at the symposium have replaced two presentations in the original edition. They are by David Miller, PhD and Julia Ross, MA.	Price: $55.00
	The Mood Cure hy Ross, Julia MA, MFT A distillation of her nineteen years of experience using amino acids and nutrients to heal addiction, depression, anxiety, and compulsive behavior. (Paperback).
	The Diet Cure hy Ross, Julia MA, MFT Ross, the executive director of a clinic that treats serious eating and weight disorders, has developed a method that uses amino acids to rebalance body chemistry for the promotion of weight loss. Ross presents her eight-step program in three parts: Part 1 starts with a Quick Symptom Questionnaire to check which biochemical imbalances you might have and reviews the eight types of imbalances; Part 2 gives recommended steps to correct imbalances; and Part 3 provides a plan for maintaining good health, including menus and recipes. Although this book contains much the same type of healthy eating advice that other diet books promote, its emphasis on biochemical imbalances as the cause of weight problems and its listing of specific amino acids as the key to the solution may be just the answer some dieters have been looking for. A useful addition to public libraries.AKristine Benishek, Shank Memorial Lib., Good Samaritan Hosp., Dayton, OH Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
	End your Addiction Now by Gant, Charles MD A detailed but user-friendly patient guide to choosing the amino acids and other nutrients to clear the brain of cravings for tobacco, methamphetamine, marijuana, cocaine, and other common drugs. Hardback.
	End your Addiction Now by Gant, Charles MD (Paperback)
	Magnificent Mind at Any Age: Natural Ways to Unleash Your Brain's Maximum Potential by Amen, Daniel G., MD It all starts with your brain: how you think, how you feel, how you interact with others, and how well you succeed in realizing your goals and dreams. When your brain works right, so do you. When it’s out of balance, you feel frustrated, or worse. Yet amid all the advice that bombards us daily about how to keep the rest of our body strong and healthy, we hear very little about how to keep the most complex and magnificent organ of all—the human brain—in top working order .
	The Healing Nutrients Within: Facts, Findings, and New Research on Amino Acids (Paperback) by Braverman, Eric, MD How to use amino acids to achieve optimum health and fight cancer, Alzheimer's disease, depression, heart disease, and more Your Personal "Miracle Drugs" The two dozen amino acids present in the human body are now being shown to be among the most potent healing substances ever discovered.
	Under the Influence by Dr. James R. Milam and Katherine Ketcham "The most important breakthrough in alcoholism since the founding of Alcoholics Anonymous in 1935." –Ron Fagan, Founder & Director, Cedar Hills Alcoholism Treatment Center
	Everybody's guide to homeopathic medicines by Cummings, Stephen MD and Dana Ullman (Paperback) Written by a medical doctor and a well-known homeopath, who has authored several books on the subject, this revised and expanded edition is a good introduction to the theory and practice of homeopathy. Intended for the lay reader, the bulk of the book details self-treatment options for common ailments. The authors take great care advising patients when professional medical intervention is warranted. For most consumer collections. Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. ;
	Adventures In Psychiatry by Hoffer, Dr. Abram This book is a feast for the mind and the spirit: the autobiography of one of the great doctors of the 20th century, Dr. Abram Hoffer. For those of us who have learned, through painful personal experience that drugs, surgery, and most of high-tech medicine offer only very temporary benefits, but rarely if ever a cure, this book tells the wonderful story of the rebirth of nutritional medicine. Based on the science of biochemistry, now known as orthomolecular medicine. Here we follow the journey of its founder: from his Saskatchewan farm childhood, subsequent training in bio-chemistry and agricultural science, his early insights into the central importance to human and animal health of soil and plant food quality, to his specialization in psychiatry, professorship at the University of Saskatchewan, and his daily work with patients. We learn of his disillusionment with traditional methods of treating the mentally ill and we share his excitement of discovery as we follow his dramatic case histories, which unfold like detective-stories, as he uncovers the connection between deficiencies in specific vitamins, minerals and essential fatty acids and mental illness.
	Homeopathic Medicine At Home by Panos, Maesimund B. and Jane Heimlich This book is a feast for the mind and the spirit: the autobiography of one of the great doctors of the 20th century, Dr. Abram Hoffer. For those of us who have learned, through painful personal experience that drugs, surgery, and most of high-tech medicine offer only very temporary benefits, but rarely if ever a cure, this book tells the wonderful story of the rebirth of nutritional medicine. Based on the science of biochemistry, now known as orthomolecular medicine. Here we follow the journey of its founder: from his Saskatchewan farm childhood, subsequent training in bio-chemistry and agricultural science, his early insights into the central importance to human and animal health of soil and plant food quality, to his specialization in psychiatry, professorship at the University of Saskatchewan, and his daily work with patients. We learn of his disillusionment with traditional methods of treating the mentally ill and we share his excitement of discovery as we follow his dramatic case histories, which unfold like detective-stories, as he uncovers the connection between deficiencies in specific vitamins, minerals and essential fatty acids and mental illness.
	The Web That Has No Weaver by Kaptchuk, Ted J. OMD This one-volume compendium of homeopathic information includes the history of homeopathy, an explanation of its principles, and advice on dosage. A full pharmacopoeia of natural remedies for common ailments and injuries, it also contains sections on homeopathy for children and pets.
	Natural Healing for Schizophrenia by Edelman, Eva Natural Healing for Schizophrenia and Other Common Mental Disorders is a guide to natural approaches to mental and emotional health. It is organized in terms of schizophrenia but includes material on depression, bipolar, autism, and behavior disorders. The book brings together over a half century of medical and psychiatric research with a detailed exploration of nutrients, herbs and biotypes, and the role of allergies, toxins, hormones, physical condition, and brain biochemistry in mental health. Natural Healing for Schizophrenia and Other Common Mental Disorders serves to inform and support patients and families, as well as physicians and researchers. It is updated and revised every few years, as new medical knowledge becomes available. Includes a glossary, a comprehensive index, current resources, and extensive references.
	Addiction-Free, Naturally by Mars, Brigitte Addiction-Free--Naturally offers information on gentle but effective ways to ease cravings and nourish the body, as well as on cleansing the body of accumulated toxins and using natural remedies for stress relief.
	Dao of Chinese Medicine by Kendall, Donald E. Dao of Chinese Medicine is the first Western text to shed light on the reality of the ancient healing arts of China, revealing that Chinese medical theories are based on important physiological findings. This is in contrast to the Western interpretation, popularized since the 1940s and 50s that Chinese medicine and acupuncture involve undefined energy and blood circulating through imaginary meridians. Unfortunately, the energy-meridian idea condemned Chinese medicine to be viewed in terms of metaphysical beliefs, limiting its acceptance into mainstream health care. It also led to a growing frustration to reinvent acupuncture in Western terms before understanding the true way (dao) of Chinese medicine. Dao of Chinese Medicine sets the record straight, explaining how ancient Chinese physicians eveloped a physiologically based medicine with the theories supported by human dissection studies and how Chinese medical theories are consistent with 21st century explanations about how acupuncture works.
	A Guide for the Design and Development of Acupuncture-Based Chemical Dependency Treatment Programs by Brumbaugh, Alex G Now in its second printing, Transformation and Recovery is the definitive book on acupuncture and the treatment of addiction. This book not only provides concise, practical information to the administrator or clinician, but also offers the general reader a fascinating philosophical view inside the issues concerning addiction and recovery. The book includes over 500 footnote citations and an extensive appendix of treatment and recovery resources.
	The Sugar Addict's Total Recovery Program by DesMaisons, Kathleen PhD The author of the successful Potatoes Not Prozac returns with a book of instructions about beating sugar cravings that lead not just to fat but to exhaustion and lack of concentration. DesMaisons is president of Radiant Recovery, a treatment program for addiction, depression, and compulsive behavior. Copyright 2000 Cahners Business Information.
	Potatoes Not Prozac by DesMaisons, Kathleen PhD A very useful book. The multitalented author Kathleen DesMaisons writes from the viewpoint of an addictions counselor, specifically alcohol addiction, but the book is also useful if the reader is interested in losing weight, is taking Prozac or other psychopharmaceutical drugs and is interested in how they affect one, or in how various foods affect emotions.
	Cleansing the Body, Mind and Spirit by by Reuben, Carolyn These may all be symptoms of toxic overload-caused by everything from the food we eat to the air we breathe. With this guide, we can learn how to detoxify-using simple, natural, safe methods that leave us feeling refreshed, revived, and wonderfully renewed.
	Staying Clean and Sober by Miller, David PhD and Merlene Miller MA Perhaps you, or someone you love has tried unsuccessfully once, twice or more to gain and maintain freedom from addiction. The truth is that many addicts make upwards of 50 attempts to gain sobriety, only to relapse again and again. Many people say that these failed attempts at sobriety result from a lack of willpower. But this is simply not so. Addiction is largely a disease of the brain and the biochemical imbalances associated with it create chronic abstinence-based symptoms—such as anxiety, confusion, severe cravings and depression—that often lead to relapse. For many individuals, staying sober and free from addiction means living with severe emotional, mental and physical pain-unless proper brain chemistry is restored. In this book, addiction recovery experts Merlene and David Miller present many revolutionary and emerging treatment options for not only gaining sobriety, but maintaining it as well.
	Depression-Free, Naturally: 7 Weeks to Eliminating Anxiety, Despair, Fatigue, and Anger from Your Life by Mathews Larson, Joan PhD Larson, a nutritionist and director of the Health Recovery Center in Minneapolis, contends that an imbalance of body chemicals often causes emotional problems and that making appropriate dietary changes will restore the brain's equilibrium. In addition to suggesting which foods to avoid or to eat, Larson provides lists of supplements to be taken on a daily basis and numerous questionnaires for detecting deficiencies. The long list of recommended supplements promotes extensive pill-popping, and there are regular reminders that those available from the Health Recovery Center at their 800-number are "the best quality." Larson's advice about the value of nutritional repair for depression and other emotional woes is sound, but with no clarification, her jargon is often confusing, e.g., "Symptoms indicating tyrosine or 1-phenylalanine is needed to increase norespinephine levels." The final chapter on anti-aging hormones seems somewhat out of place. Appropriate for larger public libraries.AIlse Heidmann, San Marcos, TX Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc
	Seven Weeks to Sobriety: The Proven Program to Fight Alcoholism through Nutrition by Mathews Larson, Joan PhD "Comprehensive, rational and personal. It suppplies much of what is missing in traditional approaches to alcoholic rehabilitation. I believe that this book can save lives." Leo Galland, M.D. Open this book and you will embark on a groundbreaking seven-week journey that will change your life. You will learn how to break your addiction to alcohol and end your cravings--and do it under your own power. Here, step-by-step, is a proven, seven-week program developed by Dr. Joan Matthews Larson at the innovative Health Recovery Center in Minneapolis, that subdues your body's addictive chemistry and puts you on the path to full recovery .
	Between Heaven and Earth: A Guide to Chinese Medicine by Beinfield, Harriet L.Ac. and Efrem Korngold, LAc, OMD Chinese medicine uses a variety of diagnostic techniques, such as observation, pulse-taking, and questioning, to determine a patient's type and optimal therapy. Here, two Western practitioners describe for Western lay readers philosophy, diagnostic techniques, and possible treatments. They also show how an understanding of the five Chinese elements--wood, fire, earth, metal, and water--enables one to begin to understand one's own patterns of physical and emotional health. Beinfeld and Korngold have done a handy job of explaining this esoteric and frequently misunderstood modality. For New Age health collections in public libraries. - Judith Eannarino, Washington, D.C. Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.
	Managing Your Mind and Mood Through Food by Judith J. Wurtman Revolutionary and scientifically sound news about the food/mind/moodresponse from a renowned M.I.T. scientist who explains how to enhancedaily performance dramatically through dietIn this breakthrough book, Dr. Judith Wurtman explains how what we eat and when we eat it affects our moods, minds, and lives. Translating her findings into practical programs, she reveals what foods can prevent afternoon slumps; increase productivity; help us carry on with activities after work or work through the night, calm stress and anxiety; and aid sleep. At the heart of the book are her guidelines about how carbohydrates and proteins interact in the body, and how to use this knowledge to set your own food/mood clock. In addition, Dr. Wurtman shatters many of the common myths about food, showing how to take advantage of caffeine, sugar, and carbohydrate snacks to increase productivity, and includes a test used at M.I.T which enables readers to explore their own food/mind/mood response. This book shows you how to eat to:Beat stress and fatigue at workHave a faster, more focused mindAvoid mood swings that lead to erratic, out-of-control eatingSet your own food/mood clock to perform at your peakBoost energy for morning, afternoon, or evening activitiesStay alert through marathon meetings or long eveningsFly through time zones and arrive feeling first-rate by using revolutionary anti-jet lag tactics...and much more
	Detoxification and Healing: The Key to Optimal Health by Sidney MacDonald Baker, M.D. Detoxification promotes wellness by ridding the body of poisons that can lead to a host of health problems ranging from fatigue and depression to cancer and diabetes. This revised edition of the popular nutrition-based health guide presents new advice and up-to-date information on detoxification and healing. In clear language, the author explains body chemistry, how detoxification works, and why it is so important. He discusses new medications, vitamin and mineral supplements, delayed food allergies, the dangers of mercury and aluminum poisoning, and much more.

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