Whether you’re already planning to have weight-loss surgery or are still trying to decide, here is what you need to know about the operation that could save your lifeIf you are considering weight-loss surgery, you are not alone. Obesity is the most common chronic disease in the U.S. today, affecting one out of every four Americans. In this indispensable resource, Dr. Louis Flancbaum, one of the world’s foremost experts on weight-loss surgery, takes you through the entire process, f...

A leading researcher shares natural remedies for psoriasisAccording to the National Psoriasis Foundation, at least seven million people in the U.S. and more than 100 million worldwide suffer from this chronic skin disease. This book outlines Dr. Pagano's natural, drug-free treatment regimen that can alleviate, control, and even heal psoriasis without steroid creams, tar baths, injections, or ultraviolet treatments. Healing Psoriasis outlines a healthy diet and lifestyle and includes...

A renowned physician shares her complete 10-day digestive tune-up for women, with important revelations about good gastrointestinal health.Many so-called cures for women’s bloating and indigestion, from juice cleanses to specialty diets, are based on junk science. For women seeking true relief from that overall feeling of discomfort in any size jeans, Dr. Robynne Chutkan has the perfect plan for feeling light, tight, and bright in ten days. Gutbliss offers...

Your trusted guide to surgical weight-lossSixty percent of individuals over the age of 20—or 58 million people in the U.S.—are overweight. As the obesity epidemic continues to grow, many Americans are researching the benefits and complications of weight-loss surgeries. Weight Loss Surgery For Dummies, 2nd edition is the most up-to-date and authoritative guide to understanding the impact of surgical weight-loss before, during, and after surgery.Weight-loss s...

The vertical sleeve gastrectomy, or gastric sleeve, can be your weight loss solution after years of struggling with obesity. Thousands of patients have successfully lost weight and kept it off after vertical sleeve gastrectomy.Making the right decisions can help you make the most out of this life-changing experience. The Big Book on the Gastric Sleeve: Everything You Need to Lose Weight and Live Well with the Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy! provides the infor...

During his more than thirty years as a vascular surgeon, Richard Furman literally held clogged arteries and diseased hearts in his hands and wondered why the person lying on the table hadn't been more careful. Heart disease is the number one killer of men and women in America, and in most cases it is completely preventable. So why are we slowly destroying our bodies and killing ourselves? And what can we do to turn it around?The good news is, simple, sustainable lifestyle changes c...

The definitive guide to heart health from two of America's most respected doctors at Cleveland Clinic, the #1 hospital for heart health in America.Are you one of the eighty-two million Americans currently diagnosed with cardiovascular disease—or one of the millions more who think they are healthy but are at risk? Whether your goal is to get the best treatment or stay out of the cardiologist’s office, your heart's health depends upon accurate information and correct...

Bestselling author Sandra Cabot MD and naturopath Margaret Jasinska provide a comprehensive step by step plan for dissolving gallstones and improving gallbladder function. A book to help everyone affected by disease of the gallbladder or bile ducts. If you are having gallbladder problems, whether you have already lost it or not, this book tells you what to do. Gallbladder disease can be painful and frightening, which explains why many people are rushed off to surgery to have their g...

Here, the veteran author and physician gives all the information needed to understand how digestion works and what foods will bring about a healthy digestive system. Dr. McDougall is one of the countrys foremost advocates for the use of diet to prevent and treat chronic illness. The right dietary choices can prevent, treat, andin some casescompletely eliminate a host of digestive disorders including acid reflux, colitis, colon polyps, high blood pressure, cholesterol, ulcers, constipation ...

Known as Gastro-esophageal reflux disease or "GERD" is the involuntary reflux of stomach and duodenal acid/contents into the esophagus. Understanding it is the first steps to controlling it.Those that have it, know it amounts to miserable suffering!We have provided everything you need to learn about acid reflux, heartburn, by helping understand what GERD is and how you can treat it. Since the digestive system holds over half the immune system and over half of the body's det...

Discover the secrets to the fittest, healthiest, wealthiest years of your life!The decade of your 40s is "the crucial decade"--the greatest opportunity you'll ever have to shed pounds, build new muscle, and discover a leaner, fitter, happier you. Revolutionary new science shows that you can build and maintain your best body ever--and outlive, outwit, and outlast men half your age--if you tap into the special powers of you in your prime.That's why we've created Your Best...

This newly revised and expanded edition gives a breakthrough treatment protocol that can restore health to those with MS. Even though MS is widely believed to be unbeatable, Ann Boroch, certified nutritional consultant and naturopath, has developed a breakthrough treatment protocol that is having dramatic results. This landmark work describes how she cured herself of MS using complementary medicine, the real causes of MS, case histories of those who have triumphed over multiple sclerosis, ...