Change your habits, change your life (A Proven Plan for Healthy Living) by Danna Demetre. In this book, Demetere, a lifestyle coach, provides a 40 day guide to how you can make dynamic and lasting changes to your life by taking an ‘inside-out’ approach. Along the way, you will learn how to turn unhealthy thoughts healthy, stay active and maximize your energy by eating right, achieve true rest and regeneration, and discover how a  writing a daily journal can help in the move towards permanent change.

70 Ways to Beat 70 (Keys to a Longer, Healthier Life). I’m nowhere near 70 but the tips in this book can be used at any age. In fact, the earlier you start using these tips the better. You already know all this, but sometimes it doesn’t hurt to take a refresher course on the keys to a longer, healthier lifestyle.

Creating Your Best Life (The Ultimate Life List Guide) by Caroline Adams Miller and Dr Michael B Frisch. Another book by life coaches aimed at helping you get the most from your life. Anyone who loves lists will love this book which looks into the latest scientific research into happiness and the role life lists have in attaining happiness.

So stop procrastinating and start reading. You too can start living healthier now.

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Healing through writing is the theme of Writing Away The Demons: Stories of Creative Coping through Transformative Writing edited by Dr. Sherry Reiter. The book is a collection of stories written by those who took up a pen and paper during their crisis -  be it alcoholism, domestic violence, cancer, and addiction.  Informative, enlightening, and inspiring, each story offers encouragement and insight to readers who might be in similar circumstances.

Deborah King suggests that what you hide can hurt you in Truth Heals, a book that focuses on the relationship between the suppression of truth and how this can later manifest into pain or illness. Using her own personal journey as well as client and celebrity profiles, Deborah offers a roadmap for people wanting to learn how to recognize and release emotional baggage.

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What’s a parent to do? Well, one thing that might help is reading Dr Rob’s Guide to Raising Fit Kids. While he doesn’t have all the answers, his expertise as a physician, coach, and parent allows him to provide a general blueprint on how to raise a healthy child

Dr Rob is actually Dr Robert S Gotlin, Director of Orthopaedic and Sports Rehabilitation in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York. He’s also the team physician for the Harlem Wizards basketball team, a member of the medical team for women’s rugby, U.S. national team, and coaches numerous children’s sports teams. He can also be found Saturday mornings on 1050 ESPN Radio hosting The Dr. Rob Says…Sports and Fitness Show.

Easy to read and understand, his book Dr Rob’s Guide to Raising Fit Kids, provides information for parents on how to choose appropriate sports and equipment for kids as they grow and mature, outlines the characteristics of successful coaches and supportive parents, provides dietary information, and highlights fitness guidelines for children.

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Which is why Andrew J Sherman, in his self-improvement book Road Rules, suggests that we need to ‘Be the Truck. Not the Squirrel.’

Unlike squirrels, trucks are big, powerful, and have a plan, road map, and destination in mind. They, unlike the squirrel, don’t get squashed.

Yes, it sounds a bit extreme, even violent and aggressive. But once you get into the book, you’ll find that there is nothing at all aggressive about Andrew’s approach to life.

In fact, the book simply uses road signs and rules as the way to navigate the road of life.

Road Rules puts a new spin on many of the common road signs we see everyday in our travels

For example…

YIELD
We all need to yield to others more often – to other’s actions, to others thoughts and to other’s beliefs. Be open to their suggestions and alternative pathways.

LANE ENDS MERGE LEFT
Pay careful attention to changes in your roadway of life that are truly inevitable. You may be cruising along in your lane of choice, only to learn that you will be out of the runway sooner than you expected.

SLOW: Children At Play
Is an important message to slow down and watch out for young children, but it is also an important reminder to take your foot off the accelerator long enough to spend time with your children and your family

(from Road Rules, pages 89-94)

Anyone who likes to read self-improvement and motivational books will enjoy Road Rules.  It’s a easy, fun, and creative read with lots of little pointers and tips to get your life on track.

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But if you plan on following his action plan, be ready to sweat.

Huizenga’s weight loss program focuses on large quantities of jogging daily and a strict balanced eating plan. According to him, the body has to work at 120%  7 days a week in order to lose the fat. To do this, anyone looking to lose weight needs to exercise at least 2 hours a day.

There is no time to rest.

As for the type of exercise, the book focuses primarily on walking and jogging as the two best ways to lose the fat.

It’s a program that has merits but be advised, it’s not suitable for everyone.  Those who seldom exercise or who are morbidly obese will struggle with this program and before commencing it, should check with their own doctor.

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A big fan of her previous two book on writing, I was interested on seeing how she incorporates writing into weight loss. Turns out she does it quite easily. Julia suggests that by using writing as a primary tool, you can figure out what’s causing your weight problem and then fix it.

Full of assignments and creative exercises, the book really makes you stop and think about the choices you have been making and the choices you could make.

It’s a comfortable read, offering gentle guidance through your journey of weight loss.

Overeating is usually such a mindless activity that we don’t realize we are entrapped in it’s maze. But by getting your creative juices running, and by writing down your actions, thoughts, and beliefs, there is a way out of the maze.

Those not used to writing may find some of the assignments difficult but if you follow Julia’s lead and just write whatever comes into your head, it will all make sense in the end.

The Writing Diet is broken into two parts. The first offers seven tools for weight loss, some assisted by writing, some not. The second section focuses on common situations and scenarios that arise in everyday life and how to address them as you focus on losing weight.

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And that’s just what ‘You Can Think Yourself Thin’ focuses on.

Written by trained hypnotherapist Ursula James, You Can Think Yourself Thin offers clear and simple techniques that get you examining your  subconscious and changing  negative thought patterns into positive ones. 

The ultimate goal might be to lose weight, but according to James there’s a few things that you need to do first. You need to build up your self confidence, improve your feelings of self worth, come to grips with underlying issues that are causing overeating, and then make a future plan. And only then should you focus on losing weight.

The book’s nine chapters (or stages) takes you on a journey of discovered aimed at helping you deal with issues of the past in order to provide the tools to deal with the present and the future.

First you read and then you listen to the designated track on the accompanying CD aimed at emulating hypnotherapy sessions.

All in all, You Can Think Yourself Thin, is not your average diet book.

Instead, it’s all about mind over matter, with the end game being that you regain control of your life and your weight.

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But for millions of people around the world, there is no choice. The surgery treatment they need requires them to have a general anesthetic (GA). And anyone who has to have a GA really should get all the facts before that happens. Unfortunately, that’s not always something they get from their doctor or other health professions.

This book ‘Before the Scalpel’, however, spells everything out in a clear and concise manner. Easy to read and with plenty of visual aids, it covers pretty much everything you need to know, including questions to ask your doctor.

Written by Professor Panchati Dhar, MD, board certified in internal medicine and anesthesiology, Before the Scalpel covers almost every situation, from special needs of obese patients to specialized surgeries such as dentistry, cosmetic, and obstetrics. It also addresses issues such as the diabetic and surgery.

It even provides descriptions and explanations of the anesthesia’s tools – the equipment, drugs, and instruments used to administer anesthesia – and a comprehensive glossary.

Definitely worth a read if you or someone in your family is surgery bound.

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 Can you prevent it?

Can lost hair be restored?

These are just some of the questions answered by the user-friendly Hair Loss & Replacement for Dummies. Co-authored by well known hair restoration surgeons Robert M. Bernstein, M.D., F.A.A.D., and Dr. William Rassman, this book gives both men and women a clear understanding about hair loss, hair loss prevention, hair replacement, natural remedies, over the counter treatments, and medical and hair transplant options.

Featured chapters include …

• Getting To Know Your Hair ( What Causes Hair Loss; The Devastation Of Hair Loss In Women; Undergoing Hair Restoration Surgery)
• Anatomy and Physiology of Hair (How Hair Grows; Aging Hair; Hair & Ethnicity, Maintaining Self-Esteem in the Face of Hair Loss)
• Taking Better Care Of Your Hair  (Washing & Drying Your Hair Correctly; Avoiding Hair Damage; Caring For Childrens’ Hair)
• Understanding The How & Why Of Hair Loss  (Stress & Hair Loss; Environmental Issues; Male Pattern Thinning In Men and Women; Diseases & Disorders That Cause Hair Loss)
• Creative Techniques For Concealing Hair Loss (A Brief History of “Rugs”; Today’s Toupees)
• Taking Prescription Medications For Hair Loss (Being Aware of Side Effects)
• Supplementing Your Diet To Help Slow Hair Loss  (Pumping Up Proteins; Minding Your Mineral Intake)
• Hair Transplant Surgery (Do You Really Need A Hair Transplant; Psychological Considerations; Choosing A Doctor; Possible Complications; Heading Home With A New Head Of Hair!)

As with any book in the Dummies series, this book is full of facts and information you can use.

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His book, Yeah Dave’s Guide to LiVIN’ the MOMENT is all about Dave and his Zen approach to happiness and living in the moment.  Informally written, it’s a rollercoaster ride through Dave’s life, complete with anecdotes and encounters that illustrate why we all need to slow down and pay attention.

As the founder/teacher of “Yoga + Chocolate” and “Yoga + Wine” workshops, David Romanelli writes “There is a place where the chocolate tastes sweeter, the music sounds better, the inspiration feels richer, and the visions look clearer. That place is the Moment.”

If the path to enlightenment means indulging in chocolate, wine, and great tunes, count me in.

The two dozen chapters, or mini essays are entertaining and insightful. It will have you laughing and crying all at once, while at the same time offer clues and ideas on how to get your life on track.

But traditional yoga fans be warned. This is about yoga, but not as you know it.

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