Books for ABCD'S of Self-Care

To Do's: to Enhance BodyMind Balance

General/Reference

Optimal Wellness by Ralph Golan, MD
Power Healing by Leo Galland, MD
Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Energy But Were Too Tired To Ask by Paul Varnas, DC and Barbara J. Stepp, CH

Nourishment

Air: most books on Qigong or Yoga
Bioenergy: Vibrational Medicine by Richard Gerber MD, Energy Medicine by Donna Eden,
Chinese Medicine for Maximum Immunity by Jason Elias and Katherine Ketcham.
Between Heaven & Earth by Harriet Beinfield & Efrem Korngold
· Self-Acupressure Acupressure's Potent Points by Michael Reed Gach
· Qigong, tai chi, yoga The Way of Qigong by Ken Cohen, Acu-Yoga by Michael Reed Gach
Connections: You Just Don't Understand Me by Deborah Tannen (also on audio tape)
Diet: Body Ecology Diet by Donna Gates
Sunlight: Light: Medicine of the Future by Jacob Liberman, OD, PhD

Filters

Activity: The Spark: The Revolutionary 3-Week Fitness Plan That Changes Everything You Know About Exercise, Weight Control, and Health by Karla Dougherty, Glenn A. Gaesser
Attitude:
Laugh The Healing Heart by Norman Cousins,
Acknowledge suppressed feeling Mindbody Prescription: Healing the Back, John Sarno, MD,
Appreciate all great religions & therapies
Forgive all great religions & therapies
Self-instruct behaviors watch children, anyone learning to drive, us old codgers
Alter beliefs Power versus Force by David Hawkins
Recreate belief A Guide to Rational Living by Albert Ellis, Buddhist teachings
Uncreate belief Avatar training
ThoughtField Instant Emotional Healing by Peter Lambrou and George Pratt, PhDs or Tapping the Healer Within by Roger Callahan, PhD
Imagine/visualize Imagery in Healing by Jeanne Achterberg, PhD
Meditate/HeartMath: Freeze Frame by Doc Lew Childre

Core Functions

Digestion & Detox: Eating Alive by Jonn Matsen, ND

To Avoid: to Reduce Total Stress Load

Allergy and Toxicity

Alternative Approach to Allergies by Theron Randolph, MD
Allergy Relief & Prevention by Jacqueline Krohn, MD
Solved: The Riddle of Illness (Thyroid) by Steven Langer, MD
Dietary toxins or intestinal toxicity Lick the Sugar Habit by Nancy Appleton PhD The Sugar Addict's Total Recovery Program by Kathleen DesMaisons PhD
Environmental toxins/drugs: Prozac Backlash by Joseph Glenmullen, MD
© 2002 Marel Norwood, PhD • Stress Solutions