Wellness

• Reinventing Yourself: How to Become the Person You've Always Wanted to Be, Steve Chandler
• BE HAPPY Without Being Perfect: Alice D. Domer, Ph.D (CD) [ID: 1056]
• Managing Transitions: Making the Most of Change, William Bridges
• Get Organized: The Clear & Simple Way, Marla Dee
• THINK IT, DO IT! You have the Power!: Dr. Nina Craft, Ph.D., M.B.A.
• The Relaxation & Stress Reduction Workbook (New Harbinger Self-Help Workbook) - Paperback (May 3, 2008) by Martha Davis, Elizabeth Robbins
• Eshelman: Matthew McKay, and Patrick Fanning

Nutrition

• Mindless Eating, Brian Wansink - If Your Child Is Overweight: A Guide for Parents, 3rd Edition, Susan M. Kosharek, MS, RD
• Pass the Calories, Please: Gail Farmer, MS, RD - A cookbook and problem-solving guide for people who need to eat more. This book is ideal for patients with AIDS, cancer, or other diseases, or those who simply need to gain weight (older adults).
• The New Family Cookbook for People with Diabetes: ADA/ADA - Every one of the nearly 400 recipes in our new paperback edition of this popular cookbook is updated to reflect the food choice lists in Choose Your Foods: Exchange Lists for Diabetes. Nutrient analyses including exchange approximations are included with each recipe. Affordably priced, The New Family Cookbook makes a great addition to any cookbook collection.
• American Dietetic Association Cooking Healthy Across America - by American Dietetic Association Food and Culinary Professionals Dietetic Practice Group. Wiley, 2005.
  Drawing on the unique flavors, history and culinary traditions from all corners of the US, this cookbook offers region-specific recipes that are delicious, nutritious and easy to prepare.
• American Dietetic Association Complete Food and Nutrition Guide
• Gluten Free Diet A Comprehensive Resource Guide by Shelley Case
• The Smallest Things Make The Biggest Difference® – Smart Weight Loss
• The Baby Fat Diet by Monica Bearden, RD and Shara Aaron, MS, RD. Alpha Books/Penguin Group, 2008. “Eating for two” may sound delightful, but the consequences can be dreadful. Learn about breastfeeding as a weight-loss mechanism, the importance of eating breakfast and portion sizes.
• The Flexitarian Diet by Dawn Jackson Blatner, RD, LDN.
• Overcoming Overeating: How to Break the Diet/Binge Cycle and Live a Healthier, More Satisfying Life by Jane R. Hirschmann and Carol H. Munter
• Weight Watchers She Loses, He Loses: The Truth about Men, Women, and Weight Loss by Karen Miller-Kovach, MS, RD
• 10 Habits That Mess Up a Woman’s Diet: Simple Strategies to Eat Right, Lose Weight, and Reclaim Your Health, by Elizabeth Somer, MA, RD.
• Food Synergy by Elaine Magee, MPH, RD. Rodale, 2007. Timely information about how to get the right nutrients without taking supplements. Recipes and meal plans with “per serving” details are included.
• The Eating Well Diet by Dr.Jean Harvey-Berino, PhD, RD. The Countryman Press, 2007. Develop healthy eating habits with over 150 recipes, inspiring messages and practical tips. Helpful charts and sensible strategies will encourage you to set goals and track your progress.

Fitness

• Fitness for Travelers: The Ultimate Workout Guide for the Road

• ACSM Fitness Book, Third Edition, Steven N. Blair, PED, FACSM - This full-color, illustrated guide is perfect for getting people started on a fitness program and keeping them moving forward. From sample programs and worksheets to color photos detailing a variety of exercises, this new edition has it all, including a simple, proven test to help each reader determine the perfect place to begin. Whether the goal is improving cardiovascular endurance, muscular strength, flexibility, or overall body condition, the ACSM Fitness Book will lay out a plan to put the target within reach. From simple, step-by-step instruction to new insights on nutrition, weight control, motivation, and overcoming setbacks, it offers the tools readers need to develop an effective exercise program.

• ACSM's Action Plan for Allergies, William Briner, M.D. - Readers learn how to take control of their health, boost energy, and reduce or eliminate the need for medication with the latest scientific research and proven exercise plans. Because fitness level, diet, environment, and medication affect allergies, this book gives readers tools to tailor exercise programs to their individual needs. Including information on creating an allergen-free environment, as well as techniques for desensitization and increasing tolerance, Action Plan for Allergies is a comprehensive resource for managing allergy symptoms and leading a freer, healthier life.

• ACSM's Action Plan for Arthritis, A. Lynn Millar, Ph.D., FACSM - Developed by the American College of Sports Medicine, Action Plan for Arthritis is a complete and effective guide to help determine the type and extent of exercise needed to counteract the discomfort, pain, and limitations of arthritis and help lead an active life. It explains and shows how to build strength, flexibility, and endurance while protecting painful joints with low-impact workout options, including water exercise, tai chi, and yoga. It also presents the pros and cons of supplement use so that readers can make informed decisions about the "cures" advertised for arthritis. They will put this plan to use not just to survive but also to thrive, and they will feel better than they ever thought possible!

• ACSM's Action Plan for Diabetes, Darryl Barnes, M.D - Developed by the American College of Sports Medicine, Action Plan for Diabetes presents all of the essential information needed to safely, effectively manage Types 1 and 2 diabetes and prediabetes for the long term. This book is perfect for your students, clients and patients. The exercise-based plan can be tailored to an individual's needs to boost energy level, help lose weight, and decrease the chances of needing insulin injections. Insights on diet, supplements, and medications also are covered so that nutritional needs may be balanced with exercise to combat swings in blood sugar levels. Action Plan for Diabetes will help readers do more than survive; they will thrive and feel better than they ever thought possible!

• ACSM's Action Plan for High Blood Pressure, Jon G. Divine, M.D., FACSM - This exercise-based plan helps readers’ lower blood pressure, boost energy, and reduce or eliminate the need for medication. Based on proven research, it discusses the best exercises for controlling high blood pressure; correct exercise technique; and how diet, medication, and exercise interact to affect blood pressure. With this plan readers will learn the healthy way to manage hypertension.

• ACSM's Action Plan for High Cholesterol, J. Larry Durstine, Ph.D., FACSM - This comprehensive guide contains proven programs to bring cholesterol levels under control as quickly and effectively as possible. Readers will learn what type of exercise is best and how frequent and intense workouts should be. They will also find out which cholesterol medicine might be better for them or how they may be able to change their lifestyle to reduce or even eliminate medications completely.

• ACSM's Action Plan for Menopause, Barbara Bushman, Ph.D., FACSM and Janice Clark Young, PhD - Action Plan for Menopause is a comprehensive guide to controlling or alleviating the symptoms associated with menopause. With key medical and anatomical information, fitness assessments, and sample programs, this book is the authoritative guide on how to exercise, and to what extent, for improved quality of life. The sample programs provided will help readers gain strength, improve flexibility, and boost stamina. Nutritional guidelines and information on medication are also included so that women can strike the right balance in using exercise, nutrition, and medication to manage every stage of menopause.

• ACSM's Action Plan for Osteoporosis, Kerri Winters-Stone, PhD - Action Plan for Osteoporosis gives those afflicted with osteoporosis or those at risk for developing the disease the tools to build bone strength and prevent bone loss. This exercise-based plan allows readers to take an active role in improving the health of their musculoskeletal system and is a more effective way to manage the condition than dietary changes or medications alone. The latest advice on osteoporosis, tools for assessing beginning fitness levels, information on the latest medications, and nutritional advice for boosting bone health and lowering the risk of fracture are also presented so that readers can strike a proper balance of nutrition, medication, and fitness.
• Hit the Spot Pilates for Leaner & Tighter Abs, Hips, Thighs & Buns!, Denise Austin (DVD) [ID: 4141]
• The Woman's Book of Yoga and Health, Authors: Linda Sparrowe and Patricia Walden, with Foreword by Judith Hanson Lasater, Ph.D.
• The American Yoga Association Beginner's Manual Fully Revised and Updated by Alice Christensen
• 101 Ways to Work Out with Weights: Effective Exercises to Sculpt Your Body and Burn Fat! By Cindy Whitmarsh and Kerri Walsh

Smoking Cessation

• The Stop Smoking Workbook by Dr. Lori Stevic-Rust