Useful health books - brief reviews

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Dear Friends,

 

Sai Ram. Pronounced as Saayee Raam, it is a greeting, a mantra and a

blessing.

 

I am giving below excerpts from my reviews of a few books. The full

reviews are available at

 

http://swamyreviews.blogspot.com in the same order in which they are

presented here.

 

The books are especially useful for those residing in USA and or those

who have their near and dear staying there.

 

With best wishes for a happy new year to all authors, reviewers and

readers,

 

Swamy

 

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Title: The Sinatra Solution - Metabolic Cardiology

 

Author: Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D, F.A.C.C.

 

Publisher; Basic Health Publications Inc.

 

ISBN: 978-1-59120- 158-8

 

Genre: Non-Fiction/ Health

 

This book is a really welcome addition to the growing field of

metabolic cardiology (the role of food nutritional supplements to

improve heart health - not a dictionary definition).

 

About the book: The book gives detailed information, backed by many

case studies and other published research papers the role of Coenzyme

Q10, L-Carnitine, D-Ribose and Magnesium in maintaining and improving

heart health and also diseases of the peripheral blood vessels,

muscles and conditions like Fibromyalgia etc.

 

I would suggest that you check out the Introduction, the Chapter 8

(Sinatra Solution) and the Conclusion.

 

For whom the book is meant: Patients and their care givers. Many

health professionals will find this a good handy guide to the field.

 

Recommendation: An excellent buy for preventive and maintenance care

of the heart and general health. Will make an excellent gift to your

family members, friends and their cardiologists and of course to

yourself too!

 

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Title: Laughing Sickness A Medical Mystery

Author: Anne Black Gray

Publisher: Bridgeway Books

ISBN: 978-1-933538- 93-8

Genre: Fiction/Medical Mystery

 

The book gives the reader a good tour through the modern medical

system, as experienced by Jessica Shepperd, the heroine of this novel,

a sufferer from a hard-to-diagnose illness. She finds that when

confronted with the apparently solvable problem, doctors who usually

speak with science-backed authority can become irritable, evasive,

dismissive and doubtful of the patient's mental soundness. If they

can't find a physical reason, " it must be all in her head! " sums up

the attitude of some of them.

 

Her illness changes her relationships with many, and she breaks up

with her boyfriend, a doctor himself and who is a control freak.

Jessica, on the other hand is obsessed with individual freedom. After

a series of wrong diagnoses and after going on long disability leave

(which affects her financially) , she finally gets the right diagnosis

(cataplexy) and hope is rekindled that the right treatment will enable

her to lead an almost normal life. She also finds that she can write

her experiences well and share with other sufferers. She also finds

other people suffering similar problems and enjoys the friendship.

 

The books is extremely well written and beautifully printed. The style

is engrossing and the suspense is kept up. I could put down the book

only with a lot of difficulty and finished the book in 2 or 3 days.

There is a lot of useful information about many medical conditions and

diagnostic procedures. At the same time, it is entertaining too.

 

All in all, an excellent read.

 

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Title: The Journey to a pain relief - A hands on guide to

breakthroughs in pain treatment

 

Author: Phyllis Berger

 

Publisher: Hunter House Publishers

 

ISBN: 978-0-89793- 469-5

 

Genre: Non-Fiction/ Health/Pain Management

 

The book is both a complete handbook of pain-management options and a

detailed introduction to specific cutting-edge techniques. The

physiology of pain, the effects of fear, stress and worry, and the

importance of the right attitudes that help you in

tapping the body's ability to heal.

 

Physiotherapy, Acupuncture, magnetotherapy, homeopathy, herbal

treatments, prayer, TENS, Electropuncture, Modified Direct Current

treatment methods etc. are covered.

 

The author is a qualified physiotherapist and acupuncturist. She has

considerable personal experience with the methods described while

trying to get healed from pain.

 

I would have liked to see Reiki and similar energy healing techniques

also discussed, since from my personal experience as a healer, I can

attest to their effectiveness.

 

The book is very useful for sufferers and caregivers alike and is

strongly recommended.

 

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Title: Supercharging Quantum Touch - Advanced Techniques

 

Author: Alain Herriott

 

ISBN: 978-1-55643- 654-3

 

Publisher: North Atlantic Books

 

Genre: Non-Fiction/ Health/Healing/ Bodywork

 

Quantum Touch has become quite popular in the recent years and I was

somewhat familiar with the topic but did not really know much about

it. So, when an opportunity came to review the book, I was very much

interested. The preface by Richard Gordon puts the whole book in the

right perspective. The ability to sense the energy in one's own body

or other is the key to the success of QT healer.

 

I was taught some similar techniques in my Reiki Classes (Reiki

Surgery and similar techniques). I enjoyed going through the book.

 

The editing and printing of the book is very good.

 

All in all, it would be a good addition to QT practitioners and others

interested in energy healing work.

 

I have no hesitation to recommend this book strongly along with other

resources given at the end of the book. See www.quantumtouch. com and

www.thelifeforcepro ject.org

 

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Title: The Foundations of Shiatsu

 

Author: Chris Jarmey

 

Publisher: Lotus Publishing, North Atlantic Books

 

ISBN: 978-1-55643- 639-0

 

Genre: Non-Fiction/ Health/Massage

 

I have only heard of the word Shiatsu but had no idea of what was

involved. However, as a healer, I was certainly interested in knowing

a little about the technique and I was thus happy when this book came

to me for a review.

 

What is Shiatsu? Shiatsu is a Japanese bodywork therapy - a natural

healing discipline from the same ancient oriental medicine principles

as acupuncture. Shiatsu works by stimulating the body's vital energy

flow in order to promote good health. The practitioner uses palms,

thumbs and fingers, elbows, and even knees and feet to apply pressure

and stretching to the energy lines known as channels or meridians.

Thus it is also similar to acupressure, Sujok and Reflexology.

 

It is somewhat similar to the hands-on healing practised by Reiki

practitioners.

 

If you are interested in learning the technique, you would get a good

idea of what is involved by reading the book and thus this book is a

good investment and helps you decide whether it is for you.

 

If you are a massage therapist, an acupuncturist or acupressurist

etc., you may consider adding the techniques taught in this book to

your practice.

 

The book is edited and printed beautifully and the number of photos

are add a lot of value to the text.

 

Strongly recommended.