Health

When we are young, we spend our health to gain our wealth;
When we are old, we spend our wealth to regain our health.
-- Confucius

Great-Grandma's Hair Loss Remedy
by Rebecca Loke
ISBN: 9789834430016
Price: SGD 12.00 (w/o GST)
Health - C Paperback, 54 pp
Media Masters

This book is the story of eight-year-old James, He has alopecia universalis. There is meager knowledge of the condition in the community at large. This worries James, especially when he has to face new situations, like moving to another school. Fortunately, he is surrounded by a loving family and, with their support, James is able to overcome anxieties and emerge happy and popular.

Scientifically Slim
by Kennedy, Tham & Phang
ISBN: 9781934938522
Price: SGD23.36 (w/o GST)
Health/Diet - Paperback
Harmonic Health

What Are the Latest, Scientifically Proven Ways to Lose Weight & Keep It Off?
Researchers across the globe are constantly studying new techniques to help people lose weight. Now you can forget about subscribing to medical journals to learn this professional wisdom. Scientifically Slim, breaks down the jargon snd teaches you industry leaders' methods to help you get fit and maintain your ideal weight. It explains the findings in easy-to-understand language and teaches you how to translate the information and adopt it you your own weight-loss journey.

Wisdom Of Whores (A-Format)
by Elizabeth Pisani
ISBN: 978184708113 1
Price: SGD21.00 (w/o GST)
Health - Paperback 272 pp
Granta Books

Illustrating solid science with ribald tales from the frontlines of sex and drugs, The Wisdom of Whores explains how we could shut down HIV in most of the world with a few simple steps. We could do it with less money than we already have. But we won’t. This books shows how politics, ideology and money—lots of money, ten of billion of dollars a year and rising—have bulldozed through scientific evidence and common sense.

Why the Chinese Don't Count Calories
by Lorraine Clissold
ISBN: 9781845298425
Price: SGD25.00 (w/o GST)
Health - Paperback
Constable & Robinson

Learn how the Chinese can eat as much as they want without worrying about their weight.

A favourite Chinese greeting is Ni chi fan le ma? – Have you eaten yet? Unlike many in the West, the Chinese see food not as a chore to prepare and source of unwanted calories, but a health-giving pleasure.

In 16 short, captivating chapters, Lorraine Clissold explains why the Chinese can eat as much as they want without worrying about their weight. With examples and recipes, Lorraine shows how the Chinese balance their diet by satisfying their taste buds with five flavours, by eating a mixture of staple foods and carefully prepared dishes, and by making sure they eat the right proportions of solids, liquids and hot and cold foods.

The Beck Diet Solution
Train your brain to think like a thin person
by Judith S. Beck
ISBN: 9781845298265
Price: SGD33.00 (w/o GST)
Health - Paperback
Constable & Robinson

Have you dieted unsuccessfully in the past? Or have you managed to lose weight only to gain it back? You probably haven't been successful because you just didn't know how. Dr Beck, one of the foremost authorities in the field of Cognitive Therapy, has created a six-week plan that will help people stick with their diet, lose weight with confidence, and keep weight off for a lifetime.This program is not only based on the author’s personal success and on her success with her many clients, but also on published research. It all starts with how you think.The Beck Diet Solution is designed to build psychological skills that will enable you to:

- Avoid cheating

- Cope with hunger and cravings

- Deal with stress and strong negative emotions without turning to food

- Motivate yourself to exercise

- Handle eating out, vacations, and special occasions

- Eliminate overeating, bingeing, and backsliding

You can learn how to do all of the things you need to do to diet successfully by changing the way you think.

Vegetables: For Health And Healing
by Ong Hean Chooi
ISBN: 9789676121028
Price: SGD30.00 (w/o GST)
Health - Paperback
HMCS

Natural therapy - health, well-being and alternative treatments
The benefits of taking vegetables as part of your daily diet are well espoused by doctors and nutritionists. However, its specific curative properties have remained a secret until now. The secrets are revealed in this compendium detailing health, nutritional and curative benefits of more than 60 types of vegetables.

Qi! Chinese Secrets of Health, Beauty & Vitality
by Kate O'Brien/ Troy Sing
ISBN: 9789810529239
Price: SGD18.00 (w/o GST)
Health - Paperback, 200pp
CLIC

Qi! Chinese Secrets of Health, Beauty & Vitality makes Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) accessible to modern readers in a photographic yet highly informative format. More than 150 full-colour photographs shot in Hong Kong and Shanghai make this 200-page handbook a visual delight. According to Qi!, TCM can help anyone achieve long-term health and happiness.

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