Stress/Health Management Reading Room:

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Specializes in Specializes in L/D, newborn, GYN, LTC, Dialysis.

Thought I might start a thread where people suggest their favorite books pertaining to stress/health and wellness. Any takers?

I will start:

Anything by Dr. Andrew Weil----he has a good book out now a friend gave me for Christmas:

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&isbn=0375407553&itm=1

Healthy Aging: A Lifelong Guide to Your Physical and Spiritual Well-Being

Andrew Weil

Now I am nowhere near getting "old" yet but this book really has a lot of good info in it that would help ANYONE (And if we are lucky to live long enough, we all do get old).

SO anyone else????

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Specializes in Specializes in L/D, newborn, GYN, LTC, Dialysis.

Here is one my therapist suggested for me that helps those us who need to, deal with childhood traumas in our adult lives (and how to love the child within us):

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&isbn=0465016901&itm=1

Drama of the Gifted Child: The Search for the True Self

Alice Miller, Ruth Ward (Translator)

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Specializes in Gerontological, cardiac, med-surg, peds.

I enhjoy Dr. Mercola's web site (claims to be the largest alternative/complimentary web site):

http://www.mercola.com

Some of Dr. Mercola's views are controversial (especially regarding vaccinations), but most if not all of the material is from evidence-based sources.

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Transforming Nurses' Stress and Anger: Steps Toward Healing 2nd ed

By Sandra P Thomas

2004, Springer Publishing

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I'm definately going to get the book about stress and anger. I have spent so many years getting angry instead of being hurt. I didn't realize until last year how much that anger has taken our of me. I kind of emploded and have spent the last 10months putting me back together. It's very strange. Sometimes I want to run away. But of course kids job house etc... I have gotten professional help to but reading seems to help. And tying to take care of myself is helping too.

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Great idea for a topic! I'll see what I can find to share :)

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Specializes in Pain Management.

Body for Life and Body for Life for Women are two great books to help get people exercising and eating better. The nutrition is simplistic but if you simply modify them to include more whole organic foods, it works great.

If you don't exercise regularly, then all the books in the world aren't going to help. And yes, [almost] EVERYONE HAS TIME TO EXERCISE.

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Specializes in LTC, assisted living, med-surg, psych.

I'm re-reading "Overcoming Overeating" (dagnabbit, I can't remember the author's name to save my life right now:angryfire ), which had gotten me started on the road to eating like a 'normal' person. Typically, however, I've gone back to my old ways, and now I find myself eating with gusto because I'm HAPPY!!!!! Can't win for losing.............or is it 'can't lose for winning'?":uhoh3:

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OK, I'll bite. I'm reading "The Immune Advantage" by Ellen Mazo and the editors of Prevention Magazine with Keith Berndtson, MD. They say, "the powerful natural immune-boosting program to help you: prevent disease, enhance vitality, live a longer, healthier life". We shall see...

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A co-worker (I'm in marketing...people here are always reading interesting books!) recommended "Women Who Think Too Much" by Dr. Susan Nolen-Hoeksem. She really liked it and from the title, it sounds perfect for me!

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