Friday, February 20, 2009

Are Your Kids Running on Empty or Classical Northern Wu Style Tai Ji Quan

Are Your Kids Running on Empty?

Author: Ellen Briggs

Also includes Book on CD Titled "Mom I'm Hungry. What's for Dinner?" ( 2 Books in 1!).

Are Your Kids Running on Empty?
- Filled with facts and solutions you need to fuel your kids with foods they like!
- Truths about the foods kids are eating today
- Food Circles replace outdated Food Pyramid
- Features Counting Colors and Kid Tips!
- Explains how to fuel the academic, athlete, and artist in each child
- Better Food Choices Grocery List: hundred of products identified for good nutrient value and likeability by kids.
- Many have Kid Kritics Approved seal.
... and so much more.

CD Cookbook Description
Mom, I'm Hungry. What's for Dinner? 
- Bound in the back of the book
- 150 recipes: Breakfast, Lunch, Snacks, Dinner (Family Approved)
- Written for concerned busy working moms and dads
- Ten or less ingredients per recipe; fast and easy
- Customized grocery list accompanies each recipe
- Nutrient contents of each recipe identified in Food Circles and colors



Go to: Managing Business Process Flows or The Definitive ANTLR Reference

Classical Northern Wu Style Tai Ji Quan: The Fighting Art of the Manchurian Palace Guard

Author: Tina Chunna Zhang

Here is the original, rarely seen Tai Ji Quan developed by Yang Lu Chan's best Imperial Palace Guard student, Quan You, over 150 years ago. While other styles branched off into sport, health, and meditation, Quan You's disciples preserved the traditional ways. This book covers the principles, characteristics, and essentials of the Wu method, along with its famous masters. The entire classical form is illustrated step-by-step, and includes weapons skills.



Thursday, February 19, 2009

The Little Book of Big Medical Emergencies or The Worlds Best Kept Diet Secrets

The Little Book of Big Medical Emergencies: How to Recognize and Respond to the Most Common Medical Emergencies

Author: Stuart Fischer

The Little Book of Big Medical Emergencies puts life-saving information at your fingertips, including:

· How to save someone who is fainting, choking, or drowning
· How to tell if someone is having a stroke, heart attack, or epileptic seizure
· How to identify a life-threatening allergic reaction, kidney infection, or pneumonia
· How to perform CPR, make tourniquets, create an emergency kit for your home and car, and much more

Time is of the essence in an emergency; a delay or incorrect decision can be fatal. Simple and easy-to-follow, this little book is the guide to medical emergencies that goes everywhere you do.



Read also The Thrifty Girls Guide to Glamour or 25 Natural Ways to Control Irritable Bowel Syndrome

The World's Best-Kept Diet Secrets: Lose Weight Quickly, Safely and Permanently

Author: Diane Irons

Amazing Diet Secrets!

Not just another one-diet fad, The World's Best-Kept Diet Secrets pulls together the secrets of the stars in countless areas of diet, nutrition, exercise and more, including the wild, wacky, sexy and just plain weird tricks they use to slim down--and keep weight off!

The World's Best-Kept Diet Secrets features over 1,000 wild and wonderful slimming secrets including:
--An all natural formula that takes off six pounds in two days
--Dozens of simple, delicious recipes, all under 200 calories
--Personal stories of successful dieters and celebrities
--Free sources for dieting support and guidance
--The very latest supplements and advances in weight loss



Table of Contents:

Introduction

Chapter 1: Getting Started
Chapter 2: Dieting Myths
Chapter 3: Tricks and Tools
Chapter 4: Food Choices
Chapter 5: Looking Good While Going Down
Chapter 6: Secrets of Models and Celebrities
Chapter 7: Diet Emergencies
Chapter 8: Supplements
Chapter 9: Exercise
Chapter 10: Special Problems
Chapter 11: Intimacy and Weight
Chapter 12: Children and Weight
Chapter 13: Holidays, Vacations and Other Trip-Ups
Chapter 14: Success Stories
Chapter 15: Bargains and Freebies
Chapter 16: Other Weight Loss Options
Chapter 17: Shortcuts
Chapter 18: Questions
Chapter 19: Recipes under 200 Calories

A Final Word
About the Author
Index

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

12 Second Sequence Journal or The Bare Essentials Guide for Martial Arts Injury Prevention and Care

12 Second Sequence Journal: Shrink Your Waist in 2 Weeks!

Author: Jorge Cruis

Burn fat, shrink your waist, and get into the best shape of your life with this journal, the essential companion to fitness superstar Jorge Cruise’s newest revolutionary method of resistance training–the 12-Second Sequence.

For the entire 8-week program, you will find:

-workout and eating logs to keep you on track

-Inspirational quotes and meditations

-Journal space to record your own reflections



Book review: Therapy 101 or Hand and Foot Reflexology

The Bare Essentials Guide for Martial Arts Injury Prevention and Care

Author: Trish Bare Grounds

Written in easy to understand language, the guide addresses important self-care issues for the martial arts athlete including:

* Stretching: 30 essential exercises for building flexibility, preventing common injuries and rehabilitation

* Conditioning: Get the facts on plyometrics, weight training and running

* Nutrition: Learn to safely cut weight, prevent dehydration, and eat like a champion

* Step by step instructions, including photos, for professional athletic taping techniques: Ankle, Toes, Arch/Instep, Shin, Wrist, Hand, Fingers, Thumb

* Self-care: Ice vs. heat, identifying serious injuries, caring for minor injuries, training precaution when injured

* Tips on coping with: Blisters, Ankle Injuries, Back Pain, Knee Injuries, Shin Splints, Dehydration, Concussions, Bruises and Swelling, Chronic Injuries, Asthma

* Instructors and Coaches: Guidance on developing an Emergency Medical Plan, safety in training and competition, training your staff and building a qualified sports medicine team

From the Author, Trish Bare Grounds: "This book is written as a discussion with athletes. All of the technical terms used are defined in easy to understand language so that athletes, instructors and parents can benefit. If you are involved in martial arts or have a son or daughter who is, this book will give you some basic knowledge on preventing and caring for the injuries inherent to the martial arts."



Table of Contents:
Part 1Staying Healthy
Injury Prevention13
Stretching14
Stretching Exercises24
Equipment, Workout Surfaces and Proper Footwear56
Protective Equipment60
Jewelry62
Strength & Conditioning65
Eating to Compete75
Eating on Competition Day84
Hydration85
Part 2Injury Care
Taping Techniques91
Ankle95
Feet103
Great Toe (Big Toe)104
Arch Support107
Shin Splints111
Wrist & Hand115
Fingers & Thumbs119
Care of Injuries127
Response to injury or possible injury132
How to care for basic injuries139
Using ice versus heat for injuries143
Use of braces, splints, sleeves and Aircasts153
Toe Injuries155
Arch injuries156
Blisters156
Ankle injuries158
Knee injuries159
Low back pain and injury164
Dehydration166
Head & face injuries170
Concussion171
Facial Injuries178
Common Conditions185
Asthma186
Diabetes189
Epilepsy & Seizure Disorders191
Part 3For Instructors
Injury Care Programs197
Annual Medical Exams197
Sample Medical History198
Emergency Medical Plan205
What do you put in a first aid kit213
Sports Medicine Teams217