Baby Boomers, Bellies & Blood SugarsThe Key to Successfully Managing Type 2 Diabetes, Pre-diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome : how to Lose Inches, Lower Blood Sugars and Get Your Energy and Life Back by Jennifer Elliott

$32.99 AUD

Category: Health

Covid-19: Everything You Need to Know About the Coronavirus and the Race for the Vaccine by Michael Mosley

$19.99 AUD

Category: Health

This book charts the trajectory of the COVID-19 virus, from its emergence in China at the end of 2019 to its rapid worldwide spread.   Based on the latest scientific discoveries, Dr Mosley gives you a detailed understanding of the secrets of this coronavirus, how it spreads, how it infects your bod y and how your immune system tries to fight back. Armed with the facts you'll be in a much better position to protect yourself and your family when the world begins to reopen.   Dr Mosley also follows the work of leading doctors and virus researchers as they battle to find treatments and a safe and effective vaccine (ultimately, the only way to defeat the virus).   Eating well, sleeping soundly, exercising and managing your stress are all critical for keeping your brain, body and immune system in the best possible shape over the coming months. These are areas where Dr Mosley is well known for his science-based and practical approach.       ...Show more

The Vagina Book: An Owner's Manual for Taking Care of Your down There by Jenn Conti (As told to); Thinx; Margaret Cho (Foreword by); Daiana Ruiz (Illustrator)

$45.00 AUD

Category: Health

The Vagina Book is an essential guide packed with invaluable information about sexual health that everybody should know, but might be too afraid to ask. With sections on anatomy, periods, hormones, sex, contraception, fertility, hair care, and so much more, this fun-to-read guide helps readers make hea lthy decisions for their bodies. Compelling personal essaysfrom a diverse group of luminary figures--including Margaret Cho, Roxane Gay, and Blair Imani--are sprinkled throughout, enriching the pages with beauty, strength, and honesty. * From OB/GYN Dr. Jennifer Conti and the team behind the beloved Thinx period products * Dispenses with taboos and misinformation about vaginas and bodies * Provides the latest health research in easy-to-digest entries Advice includes yoga poses to help with PMS and cramping, a cheat sheet for making sense of contraception options, why you should care about your pelvic floor (plus easy strengthening exercises!), and the illustrated history of feminine hygiene products, from ancient Egypt through today. This groundbreaking guide is a perfect gift for every modern woman and a vital addition to every modern bookshelf. * A must-have handbook for anyone with a vagina * Presented in a luxe, cushioned case filled with more than a hundred vibrant illustrations * Perfect unique gift for anyone who is passionate about sexual health, feminism, and learning more about their body, as well as readers of Refinery29 and GOOP * Add it to the shelf with books likeCome as You Are: The Surprising New Science that Will Transform Your Sex Lifeby Emily Nagoski PhD;,WomanCode: Perfect Your Cycle, Amplify Your Fertility, Supercharge Your Sex Drive, and Become a Power Source by Alisa Vitti; andPussy: A Reclamation by Regena Thomashaue. ...Show more

Run Mummy Run : Inspiring Women to Be Fit, Healthy and Happy by Lucy Leanne; Waterlow Davies

$24.99 AUD

Category: Health

f you are a mum who wants to run there's nothing stopping you! When busy mum Leanne Davies set up a social media group for her and a couple of friends to encourage one another to go running, she never imagined it would quickly become a nationwide network of thousands of women, all sharing a passion for the sport and a penchant for colourful compression socks. Gathering the very best of the advice and tips from the Run Mummy Run network, Leanne and co-writer Lucy have created this comprehensive beginner's guide from starting out with a couch to 5k plan to building up the confidence to race. Not just your average practical go-to, this book is filled with real-life stories from all types of women to remind mums that running can be fun and can be done, even on top of a jam-packed schedule. AUTHOR: Leanne Davies is the founder and creator of Run Mummy Run, the award-winning online running network for women. With a passion for running and empowering women, she has brought together tens of thousands in her inspirational community. ...Show more

The Body: A Guide for Occupants (HB) by Bill Bryson

$49.99 AUD

Category: Health | Reading Level: 4 Non Fiction

In the bestselling, prize-winning A Short History of Nearly Everything Bill Bryson achieved the seemingly impossible by making the science of our world both understandable and entertaining to millions of people around the globe. Now he turns his attention inwards to explore the human body, how it functi ons and its remarkable ability to heal itself. Full of extraordinary facts and astonishing stories The Body- A Guide for Occupants is a brilliant, often very funny attempt to understand the miracle of our physical and neurological make up. A wonderful successor to A Short History of Nearly Everything, this book will have you marvelling at the form you occupy, and celebrating the genius of your existence, time and time again.   ...Show more

The Fast 800: How to Combine Rapid Weight Loss and Intermittent Fasting for Long-term Health by Michael Mosley

$29.99 AUD

Category: Health | Reading Level: very good

THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO FASTING, WEIGHT LOSS AND LONG-TERM GOODHEALTH THE CULMINATION OF DR MOSLEY'S BESTSELLING DIETING TRILOGY FEATURES REVELATORY NEW SCIENCE WITH A HIGHER 800-CALORIE LIMIT   Six years ago, Dr Michael Mosley started a health revolution with The 5.2 Fast Diet, telling the world abo ut the incredible power of intermittent fasting. In this book he brings together all the latest science (including a new approach: Time Restricted Eating) to create an easy-to-follow programme. Recent studies have shown that 800 calories is the magic number when it comes to successful dieting – it’s an amount high enough to be manageable but low enough to speed weight loss and trigger a range of desirable metabolic changes. Depending on your goals, you can choose how intensively you want to do the programme: how many 800-calorie days to include each week, and how to adjust these as you progress. Along with delicious, low-carb recipes and menu plans by Dr Clare Bailey, The Fast 800 offers a flexible way to help you lose weight, improve mood and reduce blood pressure, inflammation and blood sugars. Take your future health into your own hands. ...Show more

Body Shaping Diet Revised Edition by Sandra Cabot

$14.99 AUD

Category: Health

Ever wondered why some people put on weight easily and others dont? Why some gain weight mainly in the lower parts of their body and others only put on weight in their upper body? It seems downright confusing that some people can eat whatever they like, yet hardly put on any weight, whilst others seem o nly to have to look at a pastry and they ... ...Show more

50 Tips to Help You Through the Menopause by Anna Barnes

$16.99 AUD

Category: Health

The menopause is a reality that all women face, and one that can seem daunting. This useful book, with its holistic approach, provides a simple and accessible selection of easy-to-follow tips that will help you to deal with the physical and emotional issues that come at this time of your life.

Will I Still Be Me? - Finding a Continuing Sense of Self in the Lived Experience of Dementia by Christine Bryden

$31.99 AUD

Category: Health

What does a dementia diagnosis mean for an individual's sense of self? Christine Bryden shares her insider view on living with dementia and explains how a continuing sense of self is possible after diagnosis and as the condition develops. Encouraging a deeper understanding of how individuals live meanin gfully with dementia, the book challenges the dominant story of people with dementia 'fading away' to eventually become an 'empty shell'. It explores what it means to be an embodied self with feelings and emotions, how individuals can relate to others despite cognitive changes and challenges to communications, and what this means for the inclusion of people with dementia in society. ...Show more

Pocket Guide to Essential Oils - Using Aromatherapy for Health and Healing by Kathi Keville

$16.99 AUD

Category: Health | Series: The\Mindful Living Guides

A revised and updated, accessible and practical guide to using essential oils for physical and emotional healing, with more than 50 recipes.   With traditions dating back more than 6,000 years, aromatherapy and essential oils are powerful tools for treating ailments, boosting the immune system, a nd helping relieve insomnia, anxiety, and stress. In this easy-to-use guide, you'll find a list of the best essential oils for each particular condition, tips on making your own formulas, and more than fifty recipes for improving your complexion, treating pain, and refreshing your home. Simple recipes include relief from:   - stress - problem skin - tummy troubles - colds & flu - diaper rash - bug bites and more   Also included is a glossary of more than sixty common essential oils. All you need to know about aromatherapy is right here ...Show more

Feast on Phytochemicals

$29.99 AUD

Category: Health

The Time of Our Lives by Robert Dessaix

$26.99 AUD

Category: Health | Reading Level: Adult

At the height of his powers in this remarkable (and often witty) book, Robert Dessaix addresses these increasingly urgent questions in inimitable prose and comes up with some surprising answers. From Java to Hobart via Berlin, Dessaix invites us to eavesdrop on his intimate, no-nonsense conversations ab out ageing with friends and chance acquaintances. Reflecting on time, religion, painting, dancing and even grandchildren, Dessaix takes us on an enlivening journey across the landscape of growing older. Riffing on writers and thinkers from Plato to Eva Hoffman, he homes in on the crucial importance of a rich inner life. The Time of Our Lives is a wise and timely exploration of not just the challenges but also the many possibilities of old age. ...Show more