Just as the rivers of the Andes mountains twist and coil in a curious maze, so does the grave situation of Peruvian women's health care. Within the past decade, the Andean women in Peru have faced a massive sterilization campaign, exorbitant fines for homebirths, remnants of a deadly civil war, and the second highest maternal death rate in South America. Yet, as they have for centuries, the Quechua and Aymara people are fighting to preserve their...

• Dr. Bal Pawa studied mind-body medicine at Harvard University and is an expert in the field. She is regularly invited to share her research at conferences including a 2019 TedX Talk and works often as a media expert on a wide range of women's health issues. • Dr. Pawa brings well-researched and practical advice to readers in order to help them understand, and overcome, stress-related ailments. • Stress-related hormones affect virtually every...

She's an ordinary girl with extraordinary gifts. Her enemies will threaten all she holds dear to make her magic their own... Tavi Malin is born facing the sun, filled with greater magic than any other sun-blessed child. When Tavi turns fourteen, her magic awakens. Her uncontrollable, destructive power frightens those around her, almost as much as it terrifies Tavi herself. Tavi and her friends train to use their gifts, unaware of the threat developing...

The Grays-they're monsters. I don't know if we can stop them. But we have to try. Monsters can't be left alone. Nearly a year has passed since Tavi Malin split the earth and healed it, escaping from the Grays. She's settled back into small-town life. But the Grays have been quietly growing stronger, and when they attack someone close to Tavi, grief threatens to destroy her. Tavi and the Golds resume their battle against gray magic. The Grays,...

For more than three decades, Donna Eden has been teaching people to understand the body as an energy system, to recognize their aches and pains as signals of energy imbalance, and to reclaim their natural healing capabilities. In this long-awaited new book, Eden speaks directly to women, showing them how they can work with energy to tackle the specific health challenges they face. Hormonal health is essential to a woman's well-being, and in this groundbreaking...

Discover the road to breast health and overall well-being. Only about 10% of breast cancer is linked to heredity and genes; the majority is associated with lifestyle and environmental factors. This means that you can take control of your breast health-and work to prevent cancer and many other common breast problems. Written by two authorities in complementary medicine and women's health issues, Breast Health the Natural Way is a compassionate guide...

Yvonne S. Thornton, M. D., M. P. H. whose superb training and peerless credentials make her one of America's top OB/GYN specialists, is also a doctor who truly listens to her patients. She has learned from the questions and concerns of real women what information they truly need to make the best decisions about their bodies and healthcare. Now she has combined a wealth of medical knowledge, the wisdom gained from her thirty-five years of practice,...

The true confessions of an eating disorders survivor. This confessional self-help guide explores the complex emotional truth of what it's like when food, weight, and body image take priority over every other human impulse or action. Activist author Marissa LaRocca's revelatory tale includes her struggle with her secrets, including sexuality, and how she emerged as an outspoken advocate for gay rights and women's health issues. Many young women and...

"This concise guide to healthy aging offers expert advice from a prominent family doctor on the key health issues women need to understand as they age. This guide comes three years after the author's first book on healthy aging, and it contains important new advice on sexual health, vaccines, bone health, and how to talk with your family doctor on the phone or online during this COVID pandemic. As a noted expert on many aspects of women's health,...

Could ten days at a health resort really change you forever? These nine perfect strangers are about to find out.