Editorial Review

Forget the high-carb, low-carb debate. The glycemic index (GI)--a measure of carbohydrate quality based on how quickly a food raises blood-glucose (blood sugar) levels--is the dietary key to health, say the authors. Contrary to other diets that treat carbohydrates as all alike, Read more

Reviews (24)

Join the New Glucose Revolution
This is one of the most important nutrition books of our time and has spawned thousands of other nutrition books. Over 3,000 other books have been written about this topic. Eating foods with a low glycemic impact has been a cornerstone of my own eating style.
THE NEW GLUCOSE REVOLUTION
WHENEVER I SEE A BOOK I WANT, I GO TO AMOZON WHERE THE PRICE IS ALWAYS RIGHT.THE BOOK WAS VERY INFORMATIVE AS I WAS SURE IT WOULD BE.

Guidlines Not a Formula
This book shed a lot of light on why I was not succeding in my weight loss goals.I had already given up almost all sugar and all artifical sweetners, eating mostly whole grains, and had been doing a 45-60 min cardio workout 3 times a week and getting no where in the 50 lbs I need to lose.In the past I had a lot of success following Atkins, but felt that it was unhealthy and it left me feeling sluggish and miserable.I stopped Atkins and started the daily losing battle with my weight. After three weeks of following the basic principals I have had successful weight changes for the first time in a long time.
Read more

Subjects:  1. Allied Health Services - General    2. Carbohydrates    3. Carbohydrates in human nutriti    4. Carbohydrates in human nutrition    5. Consumer Health    6. Diet Therapy    7. Diets - Better Health    8. Diets - General    9. General    10. Glycemic index    11. Health & Fitness    12. Health/Fitness    13. Healthy Living    14. High-carbohydrate diet    15. Metabolism    16. Nutrition   

Reviews (13)

Is This a Book?
Is this a book to help out women who suffer from being misinformed about menopause or an advertisement for progesterone cream?Didn't help me at all, if anyone wants to buy it, it's yours but I don't recommend it.

An Eye-Opener Sans The Wool
Back-to-back, I've read this book and the other one by Dr. John Lee, "What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Pre Menopause: Balance Your Hormones And Your Life From Thirty To Fifty."Although the one just mentioned is more pertinent to my age group, and both books cover much of the same ground, I chose to review this book because it seems to be more in-depth.Both books, however, are laden with valuable information for women of any age.
Very Informative
This is the most informative and easy to read book I've ever owned. I couldn't put it down. It should be mandatory reading for all doctors involved in women's issues. I recommend it to all my friends. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Allied Health Services - General    2. Consumer Health    3. Diseases - Breast Cancer    4. Health & Fitness    5. Health/Fitness    6. Menopause    7. Oncology    8. Women's Health - General    9. Health & Fitness / Women's Health   

Reviews (2)

From veterinarian and pathologis
This is with no doubt one of the best book written in the field of histology and pathohistology. I used this book intensively while writing my research thesis. The book is very professional and it is written in a "user friendly" manner. Freida Carson Histology review
I think this is one of the best instructional histology books I have seen. It gives a solid background of the information needed to certify with the board of registry and allows a individual to learn on there own whileworking in the histo laboratory. This book has helped me to grasp all basisin the subject while keeping it interesting and not dull. I stronglysuggest this book along with the instructional workbook for anyone who isstarting out in the field of histology. It will be worth your money. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Diagnosis    2. Health/Fitness    3. Histology, Pathological    4. Medical / Nursing    5. Pathology    6. Technique   

Reviews (2)

Overpriced
I found the 5th Edition to be overpriced.The 4th edition offered the same information and much cheaper!

hard book
THis book is extremly detailed and the words are written in a tightly compacted format.
Read more

Subjects:  1. Articulation disorders    2. Audiology & Speech Pathology    3. Communication    4. Language Arts & Disciplines    5. Medical    6. Medical / Nursing    7. Speech    8. Speech And Communication Disorders    9. Medical / Audiology & Speech Pathology    10. Performing Arts   

Subjects:  1. Allied Health Services - General    2. Medical    3. Medical / Nursing    4. Pharmaceutical Research    5. Pharmacy    6. Health systems & services    7. Medical / Allied Health Services / General   

Reviews (6)

Mediocre
Many of the chapters just talk about protocols
Excellent Rehab Book
This book is an excellent resource for any Certified Athletic Trainer, experienced or entry-level. Several rehab protocols are outlined for many common injuries seen in athletics as well as the general population. There is a general review of anatomy as well that proves helpful.

Good guide for treatment
This book is a wonderful start when choosing treatments for many different conditions.It provides a short description of pathology including photos.It is also good for setting goals to where patients should be. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Allied Health Services - Physical Therapy    2. Medical    3. Medical / Nursing    4. Orthopedics    5. People with disabilities    6. Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation    7. Rehabilitation    8. Rehabilitation Therapy    9. Rheumatology    10. methods    11. standards    12. Medical / Orthopedics    13. Orthopaedics & fractures   

Reviews (7)

Maybe it's just me
I really didn't like this book, and I'm not sure if it is just the topic that I struggled with or if it was the text.I had a tough time reading the book...I didn't like the blank lines to fill in the answers, it seemed distracting to me trying to learn the information and having to stop and fill in the blank as I go along.
Simple, simple, and simple!
I have to say that this is the best college text book I have ever used. Clear, concise explanations of semi-complicated topics. I could not ask any more out of a book, except maybe lowering the price.

How "Basic Arrhythmias" helped me in paramedic school.
I was an basic and intermediate EMT for years.Intimidated by learninghow to interpret and analyze EKG's, it was, by far, one of the mostfrustrating topic for me in paramedic class.My instructor recommended the"Basic Arrhythmias" book by Gail Walraven and in no time at allinterpreting and analyzing EKG's became easy and soon after I was doing itlike a second nature.Read more

Subjects:  1. Arrhythmia    2. Cardiac Arrythmia    3. Cardiology    4. Diagnosis    5. Electrocardiography    6. Medical    7. Medical / Nursing    8. Programmed Instruction    9. Cardiovascular medicine    10. Medical / Allied Health Services / Emergency Medical Services   

Reviews (4)

Let's learn all the facts.
I don't know, myself, exactly what I think of craniosacral therapy. But I've made a point of searching out the most sceptical material I could find on the subject, and I have read the ENTIRE BCC meta-study on it that was released a few years ago, not just Stephen Barett's opinions on it (which is all that some commenters have read, I think!) This "study of studies" was basically for the purposes of trying to decide if craniosacral therapy should be covered by third-party payers, and it reviewed all studies to date. It basically came up with three conclusions:
Controversial but not quite a quack science
Au contraire Mr. Deveno, everyone knows the cranial rhythmic impulse, like the pulse rate and blood pressure, varies from time to time and from person to person and from measurer to measurer. But this is an aside. A recent article in the respected Journal of Pediatrics, showed that osteopathic manipulation (which included CST) helped in cases of otitis media (i.e. ear infections). What makes CST controversial is the theory that the cranial sutures are being moved and that cerebrospinal fluid motion is being influenced. This is the theory behind CST. For all we know the working mechanism of CST could be completely different. Upledger's book is well written and gives practical advice on the treatment of patients, as well as the current working theory behind CST. He includes not only his variation of the vault maneuvers, but also the classical vault maneuvers developed by Sutherland.By the way it should be noted that Upledger taught CST at MSU-College of Osteopathic Medicine which is consistently ranked as a top 50 medical school by US News and World Report.

Why craniosacral therapy is a quack science ...
In various studies of craniosacral therapy, when multiple practioners are asked to determine the craniosacral pulse rate of a common set of patients they quite consistently fail to agree on rates. But this is an aside, the fact of the matter is that bones of the skull really are fused after a certain age of childhood. Craniosacral therapy has been objectively studied ... and found wanting. This is the primary reason why most respectable osteopathic teaching schools have decided to leave craniosacral therapy off the curriculum. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Allied Health Services - Physical Therapy    2. Medical / Nursing    3. Clinical & Internal Medicine   

Reviews (4)

The best of the basic
A textbook providing a simple and wide view of basic vascular ultrasonography

An Excellent Text and Reference
This new 5th edition is an improvement on an already excellent text on vascular sonography.Some tests are heavy on very detailed, hard-to-grasp, very long-winded theory that seem to be aimed at physicists. Still others are intentionally simplistic in an attempt to convey the basic issues, while unfortunately,
AWESOME!
This is a very thorough text on vascular sonography.Covers all apsects of vascular from peripheral to abdominal.Explains hemodynamics of blood flow and pathology.Excellent text to study for the boards and use in clinical practice. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Blood Vessels    2. Blood-vessels    3. Cardiology    4. Medical    5. Medical / Nursing    6. Radiology    7. Ultrasonic imaging    8. Ultrasonography    9. Vascular Diseases    10. Cardiovascular medicine    11. Medical / Radiology & Nuclear Medicine    12. Ultrasonics   

Reviews (2)

Simple to understand, not a boring textbook.
I was assigned this book for my A and P classes at my university.I found it to be quite complete as the previous reviewer said.I also liked the writing style since it was not in hard language.Although some anatomy words are hard at first to learn like styloid and mastoid, I found the text to be easy to learn the information from.I also found two great study guides which really helped me get the grades I wanted.I discovered them from a classmate of mine.They are:
Great Textbook
I took this course in college because it was required for my major.I honestly have to say that this book is extremely thorough.It covers all body systems in great detail it's diagrams are extremely helpful. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Allied Health Services - General    2. Anatomy    3. Human Anatomy    4. Human Physiology    5. Life Sciences - Human Anatomy & Physiology    6. Medical / Nursing    7. Physiology    8. Science    9. Science/Mathematics    10. Biology, Life Sciences    11. Science / Human Physiology   

Reviews (5)

What a gem!
This book not only got me throught my ECG test, it made me feel comfortable with interpretations after several years outside the critical care scene!

not as boring as it looks
After The Third Policeman and The Turn of the Screw, I thought this would be a snoozefest, but it was actually very interesting.I'm not sure who left it or why (do I sound paranoid? I don't mean to sound paranoid), but I think the information may prove useful down the road....
A good practice book
Quite extensive workbook about hearth arrhythmias. In each case chapter starts with short theory and than examples of charts for the particular arrhythmias and than you get a chance to practice yourself with number of charts, answers in the back with explanations. It is a good practice book. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Arrhythmia    2. Cardiology    3. Diagnosis    4. Electrocardiography    5. Interpretation    6. Medical    7. Medical / Nursing    8. Nursing - General    9. Problems and Exercises    10. Problems, exercises, etc    11. Medical / Nursing / Medical & Surgical    12. Medical diagnosis   

Reviews (7)

Excellent Review !!!
Describing this book will only make it look less perfect. This is for all you med. students out there:Excellent Review.

pretty good
concise and well written.good for review but should not be used as a textbook. some prior knowledge is needed to fully comprehend the materials.

Excellent Review
Ganong writes an excellent and complete review of physiology.This is a great text if you are already familiar with phys and if you want to refresh or want a reference.This is a tough text for studying physiology for the first time.Very indepth in most areas of physiology.The chapters on repro phys aren't stellar, but most other areas are great.Very logical procession.This is a must have for all those studying/researching (grad students and onwards) areas that involve physiology. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Allied Health Services - Medical Assistants    2. Human Physiology    3. Life Sciences - Human Anatomy & Physiology    4. Medical    5. Medical / Nursing    6. Physiology    7. Medical / Physiology   

Reviews (3)

An amazing reference guide.
This book lays out everything you need to know in a concise, easy to follow format.If only it wasnt so friggin gigantic. So whether you need to run to the office to brush up on a procedure you havent attempted since your second year of residency or you need something heavy to bash the hell out of a Ganglion cyst (please dont actually do that), this is a great tool.

Great Book for anyone interested in emergency medicine
I am an EMT working toward a degree in nursing or PA. I saw this book being used in the ER at UVA Medical Center and had to have it. It has been a great learning tool for me. I would recomend anyone practicing emergencymedicine to add this book to your library.

A must-have book for practicing emergency physicians
This new edition of a classic text is essential for the busy emergency physician.Not only does it give clear instructions for performing procedures, it also provides relevant information about pathophysiology.Indication and contraindications are explained.Numerous helpful tables assist in the interpretation of test results.This book is much more than a how-to manual, and no emergency department should be without it. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Allied Health Services - Emergency Medical Services    2. Emergencies    3. Emergency Medicine    4. Emergency Treatment    5. Medical    6. Medical / Nursing    7. Accident & emergency medicine    8. Medical / Emergency Medicine   

Subjects:  1. Allied Health Services - Physical Therapy    2. Chiropractic    3. Clinical Protocols    4. Diagnosis    5. Diagnosis, Differential    6. General    7. Medical    8. Medical / Nursing    9. methods    10. Chiropractic & osteopathy    11. Non-Classifiable   

Reviews (6)

Crack the Code
Road to the Code is just loaded with information and ideas for use in the classroom.Begins at the beginning with phonological awareness activities and prodeeds forward.Great source for instruction and differentiation.Super !!!

Road to the Code
I think this is a great program for teaching phonemic awareness.It has almost everything that you need.I would recommend it to anyone working with young children or those with special needs that are struggling with reading readiness.

outstanding
Rode to the Code gave me a great program on how to help my struggling students with phonemic awareness. Over time, these students began to understand the big picture of what reading is all about. We are matching letters and sounds and recognizing rhyming words and rhyming word parts. Thank you Rode to the Code! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children    2. Education / Teaching    3. English language    4. Language    5. Medical    6. Pediatrics    7. Phonetic method    8. Phonetics    9. Phonetics & Phonics    10. Reading    11. Study and teaching (Early chil    12. Study and teaching (Early childhood)    13. Teaching Methods & Materials - Language Arts    14. Teaching Methods & Materials - Reading    15. Language teaching & learning material & coursework    16. Paediatric medicine   

Reviews (10)

Amazing.
As I read this book, I get the "eureka!"-feeling at nearly every turn of page. It all seems so logical when Myers lays it out. This book has really sparked my interest for Structural Integration therapy and I am going to order all of the Anatomy Trains DVDs - the first three are already on the way. I can also heartily recommend Ida P. Rolf's books on Structural Integration - she's the originator and (or should that be "but") is easily understood, just like Myers.

Highly recommended
Easy to read and use.I am a massage therapist and this book has helped me emensely.

ANew, Global View of the body
I have been a professional body therapist since 1979.Anatomy Trains is one of the best books I have seen in my entire career spanning 36 years.This is a great book for all kinds of body therapy styles and forms.The book clearly states and I agree that a detailed knowledge of human anatomy is necessary to follow and understand the book. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Allied Health Services - Physical Therapy    2. Anatomy    3. Human Anatomy    4. Life Sciences - Human Anatomy & Physiology    5. Medical / Nursing    6. Physiology    7. Science    8. Science/Mathematics    9. Medical / Alternative Medicine   

Reviews (19)

Excellent textbook
This book is very comprehensive. It is packed with so much practical information along with diagrams and real life photos. I highly recommend this book even for the non-student who wants to enrich their own knowledge of basic emergency care.

Emergency Care 10th Edition
Even though I did not order the product for myself, I ordered it for my son in the Marine Corps, currently deployed.He received the book when Amazon.com indicated he would.Great job!

Very Nice
Very well written and well thought-out book. Broken down into useful sections, and obviously written by people who know what they are talking about. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Allied Health Services - Emergency Medical Services    2. Emergency Medicine    3. Emergency medical personnel    4. First aid in illness and injur    5. First aid in illness and injury    6. Medical    7. Medical / Nursing    8. Rescue work    9. Tests    10. Accident & emergency medicine    11. Medical / Allied Health Services / Emergency Medical Services   

Editorial Review

"We have been trying to feed our hurting, longing hearts with physical food," writes Gwen Shamblin, registered dietician and founder of the Weigh Down program, which emphasizes "God's power--not 'will power.'" This book offers instruction on how to eat only when physically hungry, how to "nourish the soul with a relationship with God," and how not to confuse different hunger urges. The diet plan teaches you not to overeat by letting you eat exactly what you want, but much less of it. Read more

Reviews (189)

Appetite control book
This book is all about controlling your appetite. Stop eating when you are full. This book is written from a Christian perspective with also recommends prayer and diet as part of your spriritual life. The author recommends eating only the best part of your meal and leave what you do not want on your plate. The most important principle of all this book teaches is STOP EATING WHEN YOU ARE FULL. This one principle alone boils down what has caused our obesity epedemic in this country, not knowing what it feels like to be full. The author teaches you what hunger feels like and how to use it to guide you eating. This is a huge part of the weight loss puzzle, I would also recommend the following that taught me how to lose 60 pounds and keep it off:
Buyer Beware -- Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
If it were possible to give an author zero stars, I would have.This book is seriously flawed for two reasons:
BEWARE
I was doing the new change series and felt something wasn't right.Found out on the internet it's a cult all the way.This book is the mildest of all her teachings.Let me tell you if you don't do it her way you will not enter the kingdom of heaven.It's all so subtle when you sit there week after week and watch the dvd's it's all about her and her son and so subtle Remnant Fellowship the only called out ones.You'd better get in the arch or you are not the true followers of the Lord.Well Gwen we are saved by Grace through faith,it's a gift from God,not of works so no one can boast! That's all she does is boast how sinless or tries to be sinless she is and her perfect Remnant.I have been talking to several people that she has judge and judged hard and it makes me sick! Just look up on the internet type in Gwen Shamblin and you will judge for yourself what this Weighdown teaching is all about.Judge not least you be judge and why do you look at the speak in your brothers eye when all the time you have a log in your own eye?I never heard anything about God's Grace it's all twisted scripture.There's fruit all right in these peoples lives well other cults have fruit too! And the really overweight people if they are totally honest with you they starved themselves to get the rest of their weight off.JUST BEWARE!!! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Allied Health Services - General    2. Christianity    3. Christianity - Christian Life - Physical Health    4. Diet/Nutrition    5. Diets - Weight Loss    6. Health & Fitness    7. Moral and religious aspects    8. Reducing    9. Religion - Christian Life    10. Religious aspects    11. Weight Loss    12. Fitness & diet    13. Health & Fitness / Diets    14. Religion & Beliefs   

Reviews (8)

New?
The book is in pretty good condition, but looks beat up and/or used.I thought I was purchasing a new book, I may have been mistaken. No worries, it will still do its job!

Great Book
I love this book.It is extremely helpful and has a ton of information in it.The reproducable forms are also great for a student or beginning professional.Definitly recommend!

DIAGNOSTICS TEXT BOOK
THIS BOOK IS VERY EASY AND SIMPLE TO READ. I LIKE THE CD THAT CAME WITH THE TEXTBOOK BECAUSE IT'S EASIER TO ACCESS THE FORMS. WHAT I FOUND DIFFICULT WAS TO HOLD THE BOOK IN PLACE. THE SPIRAL BINDER MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT TO HOLD IN PLACE AT TIMES. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Audiology & Speech Pathology    2. Communicative disorders    3. Diagnosis    4. Language disorders    5. Medical    6. Medical / Nursing    7. Speech    8. Audiology & otology    9. Language Arts & Disciplines / Speech    10. Speech & language disorders & therapy   

Reviews (14)

A reviewer
I used this book as my primary source...i read it twice before the exam. the cases are amazingly close to what you will get in the exam...trust me... you do not need a course, all you need is the first aid!!!!!!!!!!!!! any other sources can be used as a way of reviewing what you have already learned from that book. trust me you know the content of this book, you are one step ahead of the game.
All you need to pass CS!
This book does a great job of describing the exam format, rules and content. You can easily pass the exam using this book alone. In fact, a few days with this little gem before CS is what most of my friends and I have done for preparation. The consensus is that we ALL felt very comfortable with the simulated patient format based on what we learned in First Aid alone. Of all the cases I had on the exam, only ONE was not specifically covered in First Aid for CS. Don't waste time with other books/resources. I was somewhat disappointed with First Aid for CK, but for CS...it's right on the money!

#1 book for Step 2 CS
This book was excellent for the exam. It told me exactly what to expect and what I needed for the exam day. The cases in the back of the book where almost verbatim of what I saw on the exam. Reviewing specifc physical exams and specific questions for a particular chief complaint was very benefical. I highly recommend this book. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Medical    2. Medical / Nursing    3. Test Preparation & Review    4. First aid & paramedical services    5. Medical / Test Preparation & Review