Bored Bookworm | Medical

“Paul Gross, the “Berry Doctor,” gets beyond the marketing hype on superfruits. By looking at nutrient density, research support and popular appeal, Gross delivers a cornucopia of offerings that can easily enhance well-being. Further, he includes ideas to add the nutrient-rich fruits into the diet, whether via simple suggestions in the breakdown of each offering, a list of the types of products to look for in the supermarket, or by following the creative recipes. Gross enables readers to make proactive choices to enhance their own health.”
--Heather Granato, Group Editor, Virgo Publishing

“Dr. Paul Gross has done an excellent job. This book will be an important resource for informing the public about the health effects of fruits.”
—Gary Stoner, Ph.D., Comprehensive Cancer Center, Ohio State University

“Dr. Paul Gross’s straightforward and well-documented book provides strong direction and clear-cut answers for consumers, based on well-reasoned research and compelling evidence. His use of readily-understandable superfruits criteria and a ‘points system’ for rating health-beneficial fruits is a welcome answer to consumers seeking the best choices for themselves and their families.”
–Mary Ann Lila Ph.D., Director, Plants for Human Health Institute, North Carolina State University

"Dr. Gross is a leading expert and strong proponent of consumer education and superfruit science, and following careers as a university scientist, entrepreneur, and food industry consultant, he is the leading advocate for superfruits and superfruit science."
-- Steve Talcott Ph.D., Department of Food Chemistry, Texas A&M University

“This is a book for the public, for nutritionists, MDs and alternative medical practitioners, vegetarians, for anyone who wants to better understand what a well-chosen selection of superfruits can do for you inside and out besides tasting great.”
—Ian Crown, Panoramic Fruit Company, Puerto Rico

All fruits are NOT created equal
The “Berry Doctor” reveals secrets behind nature's healthiest fruits

What would you do to increase your chances of living longer and healthier? Superfruit expert Paul Gross, Ph.D. ranks the top twenty fruits that can help you get started on a lifelong healthy diet, and he gives you the science behind each fruit's unique nutritional advantages. Eating superfruits regularly can help you look younger, lose weight, and reduce your risk of getting cancer, cardiovascular disease, or diabetes.

All fruits have some health-promoting potential, but Superfruits reveals which ones pack the most value for your well-being.

Superfruits features:

• Sidebars for each essential nutrient along with Fun Facts, Myth Busters, and Science Behind It
  
• Tips for the best ways to eat and shop for superfruits, including a section on how to incorporate superfruits into a Mediterranean diet
  
• 75 delicious recipes for smoothies, salads, desserts, and more

DID YOU KNOW THAT:

• Red grapes contain resveratrol, a phytochemical that shows exciting promise in the fight against premature aging, diabetes, and cancer
  
• Superfruit seeds from kiwis, figs, and strawberries are rich in protein, omega fats, and micronutrients
  
• Pasteurizing and overprocessing are the main reasons for nutrient loss in manufactured superfruit juices

Widely acclaimed for his work completing Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time saga, Brandon Sanderson now begins a grand cycle of his own, one every bit as ambitious and immersive.

Roshar is a world of stone and storms. Uncanny tempests of incredible power sweep across the rocky terrain so frequently that they have shaped ecology and civilization alike. Animals hide in shells, trees pull in branches, and grass retracts into the soilless ground. Cities are built only where the topography offers shelter.

It has been centuries since the fall of the ten consecrated orders known as the Knights Radiant, but their Shardblades and Shardplate remain: mystical swords and suits of armor that transform ordinary men into near-invincible warriors. Men trade kingdoms for Shardblades. Wars were fought for them, and won by them.

One such war rages on a ruined landscape called the Shattered Plains. There, Kaladin, who traded his medical apprenticeship for a spear to protect his little brother, has been reduced to slavery. In a war that makes no sense, where ten armies fight separately against a single foe, he struggles to save his men and to fathom the leaders who consider them expendable.

Brightlord Dalinar Kholin commands one of those other armies. Like his brother, the late king, he is fascinated by an ancient text called The Way of Kings. Troubled by over-powering visions of ancient times and the Knights Radiant, he has begun to doubt his own sanity.

Across the ocean, an untried young woman named Shallan seeks to train under an eminent scholar and notorious heretic, Dalinar’s niece, Jasnah. Though she genuinely loves learning, Shallan’s motives are less than pure. As she plans a daring theft, her research for Jasnah hints at secrets of the Knights Radiant and the true cause of the war.

The result of over ten years of planning, writing, and world-building, The Way of Kings is but the opening movement of the Stormlight Archive, a bold masterpiece in the making.

Speak again the ancient oaths,

Life before death.
Strength before weakness.
Journey before Destination.

and return to men the Shards they once bore.

The Knights Radiant must stand again.

At the publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management software (DRM) applied.

Maggie Lee is not your average hitwoman. For one thing, she's never killed anyone. For another, after hitting her head in the car accident that killed her sister, her new best friend is a talking lizard—a picky eater, obsessed with Wheel of Fortune, that only Maggie can hear.

Maggie, who can barely take care of herself, is desperate to help her injured and orphaned niece get the best medical care possible, so she reluctantly accepts a mobster's lucrative job offer: major cash to kill his monstrous son-in-law.

Paired with Patrick Mulligan, a charming murder mentor (who happens to moonlight as a police detective), Maggie stumbles down her new career path, contending with self-doubt, three meddling aunts, a semi-psychic friend predicting her doom, and a day job she hates. Oh, and let's not forget about Paul Kowalski, the sexy beat cop who could throw her ass in jail if he finds out what she's up to.

Training has never been so complicated! And, this time, Maggie has to get the job done. Because if she doesn't . . . she's the mob's next target.

Una historia que radicalmente va en contra de la cultura existente, Piel hace la pregunta: "¿Qué es la belleza?" Esto es mucho mas que una pregunta filosófica, es una cuestión de vida o muerte cuando un asesino en serie entra violentamente a la ciudad de Summerville, Nevada. ¿Qué es lo que hace que lo bonito sea feo y lo feo bonito? La respuesta lo sorprenderá... y perseguirá por mucho tiempo después de haber leído la última página de Piel.

The classic Jack Higgins thriller—now available as an ebook
 

"With the ball about to cross the line, Spanner took an almighty kick at it, missed, followed through and kicked himself full in the face, ever the competitor, he had his arm in the air claiming a foul before he had even hit the floor." If you've ever been involved in kids football; Manager, coach, bucket-carrier, supporter, parent, player, whatever, this book will bring it all flooding back, the good, the bad, and the downright funny.

Presenting a wide scope of problems caused by B12 deficiency, this comprehensive guide provides up-to-date medical information about symptoms, testing, diagnosis, and treatment. Written for both the patient and the interested layperson, this detailed book outlines how physicians frequently misdiagnose B12 deficiency as Alzheimer’s disease, multiple sclerosis, heart disease, mental retardation, Parkinson’s disease, depression, or other mental illnesses. Now in the second edition, this resource has been thoroughly updated with the latest research, diagnostic tests, treatment options, case studies, and testimonials.

• How to select the best treatment for your busy life
• How to decrease your stress levels and have a greater degree of clarity
• How to talk to partners or family members about ADD
• What most people are doing incorrectly with their treatment routine
• Consistently reframe your situation into a useful outlook or system of thinking
• Start to take these actions on the very first steps after getting the confirmed diagnosis
• No longer be afraid of a lifetime anxiety

The 5 Languages of Appreciation in the Workplace: Empowering Organizations
by Encouraging People, by Gary Chapman and Paul White, applies the love
language concept to the workplace. This book helps supervisors and managers effectively
communicate appreciation and encouragement to their employees, resulting in higher
levels of job satisfaction, healthier relationships between managers and employees,
and decreased cases of burnout. Ideal for both the profit and non-profit sectors,
the principles presented in this book have a proven history of success in businesses,
schools, medical offices, churches, and industry. Each book contains an access code
for the reader to take a comprehensive online MBA Inventory (Motivating By
Appreciation) - a $20 value.

The inventory is designed to provide
a clearer picture of an individual's primary language of appreciation and motivation
as experienced in a work-related setting. It identifies individuals' preference
in the languages of appreciation. Understanding an individual's primary and
secondary languages of appreciation can assist managers and supervisors in communicating
effectively to their team members.

• Puppy Poetry: The Exhausting, Funny and Sweet Moments that Come with Being Owned by Puppies



• Experience Life in Poetry: Random Life Observations Parenthood and Growing-up (Volume 1)



• Experience Life in Poetry: Family, Friends and Romantic Relationships (Volume 2)



• Experience Life in Poetry: Seeking, Accepting and Following God (volume 3)

• Fibromyalgia: Living a Life of Blessing and Hope



• Training and Development: How to Design Effective Training for the Virtual Classroom



• Training and Development: Training Needs Analysis Questions



• Training and Development: How to Facilitate Effective Training for the Virtual Classroom

• Bobby's Summer



• What If...Superheroes Were Real

Is that twinge in your chest heartburn or a heart problem? In 2006, more than 600,000 Americans--26% of all deaths in the US that year--died of heart disease, making it our nation's #1 killer. Now, Mayo Clinic provides a comprehensive, step by-step plan to reduce the risks and life-changing effects of heart disease.

In The Mayo Clinic Healthy Heart for Life!, Mayo Clinic provides up-to-date, clinically proven information that addresses the key causes of heart disease and provides clear, actionable advice in an easy-to follow format, including:

• The three key actions you can taken in a quick-start plan to help you jump-start your way to heart health
• A heart-health assessment to help you create your own customized plan
• An easy-to-follow program designed for life-long heart health
• Tools to help you determine your risk for heart disease
• Information on how to recognize symptoms of heart disease-and what to do about them
• Background on cholesterol's role and info on how you can minimize the effects of bad cholesterol and enhance your levels of good cholesterol
• How to talk to your doctor about heart concerns and what to expect during a medical evaluation
• How heart disease symptoms can be different in women, and other special concerns for women
• How to raise heart-healthy children
• ...and more

She’s a challenge he can’t resist.

Hollywood heartthrob Zachary Hunter loves women—as long as they don’t want more than a little fun in the bedroom. When his most recent movie stirs up the wrong kind of attention, the kind that includes an attempt on his life, he hires a friend’s company to locate the threat. The pint-sized redhead assigned to protect him isn’t what he expects—or wants. Worse, he can’t take his eyes off of her.

After ten years in the army, Danielle Sinclair knows how to handle men. With a new security gig to pass the time until she’s cleared to return to the military, she’s figures her sexy new client will be easy to manage. And then he opens his gorgeous mouth, and she can’t decide whether to kiss him or kill him. His sex appeal may tempt her into his bed, but his sexist attitude is unbearable, and she’s going to make him eat every single word…