Health and Beauty:  Provides accurate measurement of weight, body fat percentage, and body mass index (BMI), Supports up to four personal profiles, so each member of your family can track their own measurement, BMI classified at three levels: underweight, normal, overweight, and obese, Provides measurements for people of nearly all heights (3'4" to 6' 6-3/4") and nearly all ages (10 t, Measures 12.2 x 11.8 x 2.1 inches (L x W x H)
Company: Omron 
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The SinuCleanse system is a gentle, effective nasal wash for adults and children who suffer from sinus and nasal problems. Developed by a leading Ear, Nose, and Throat physician, it helps to relieve symptoms caused by sinus infections, allergies and the common cold including: congestion, irritated nasal passages, nasal drainage, post-nasal drip, cough, and sinus headaches. Simply dissolve the natural saline solution ingredients in the SinuCleanse pot and gently wash your nasal passages. Sooth and moisten your sinuses, improve your breathing, and feel better naturally, without drugs and without drug side effects. Doctor developed and recommended.

Health and Beauty:  #1 Selling Neti Pot, Clinically Proven Effective for Sinus and Allergy Symptoms, Unbreakable and Dishwasher Safe, Pre-Mixed and Pre-Measured Ultra Fine Grain Saline Solution Packets, Money Back Guarantee
Company: SinuCleanse  (2007-06-29)
List Price: $14.99
Amazon Price: $10.00

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Company: Himalayan Institute 
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Do you enjoy going to the dentist? It isn't one's favorite chore. You can make each visit much easier with the WP100. As part of a routine dental program, you've got considerable control over the health of your teeth and gums. The WaterPik Ultra Dental Water Jet WP100 is a professional grade oral irrigator that makes home dental care simpler. It uses a unique combination of water pressure and pulsation to help reduce the incidence of gingivitis. It helps to prevent gum disease from developing through superior bacteria removal. It gently but effectively massages and stimulates gums and is safe on all dental work. The Waterpik Ultra Dental Water Jet is used to reach between teeth and below the gumline to remove debris, plaque and bacteria that cause gingivitis and gum disease. It is quick and easy to use, can be used with your favorite mouthwash, and leaves a clean, refreshing sensation. The Waterpik Ultra Dental Water Jet is clinically proven to remove bacteria deep between teeth and below the gumline, reduce gingivitis, and prevent gum disease. Sets the standard for oral irrigation performance with a unique combination of water pressure and pulsation at the level clinically proven to reduce gingivitis and enhance gum health. The Waterpik Ultra includes 8 tip attachments, a ventilated lid with unique covered lid tip storage, advanced pressure control system with 10 settings, and a high-volume, covered reservoir. It is quick and easy to use, can be used with your favorite mouthwash, and leaves a clean, refreshing sensation. Ventilated lid with tip storage - Keeps tips hygienic and conveniently available 8 tip attachments - Enhanced cleaning for all dental needs Enhanced tip removal system - Easy attachment and removal of tips

Health and Beauty:  Water jet is clinically proven to be up to 93-percent more effective than flossing, Advanced control delivers a water pressure of 10 to 90 PSI with 1200 pulses per minute, Removes debris and bacteria lodged deep between teeth and below the gum-line, Significant oral health benefit for people who wear braces, have diabetes, and gum disease, Includes color-coded tips, standard jet tips, tongue cleaners, an orthodontic tip, and a Pik-Pocket tip
Company: Waterpik  (2006-09-01)
List Price: $59.99
Amazon Price: $45.95

Omron's HJ-720ITC Pocket Pedometer helps you walk the path to better health. The pedometer measures steps, aerobic steps (10 minutes or more of continuous movement), calories and distance. The Omron Health Management Software helps you monitor you progress as you achieve a healthier, more active lifestyle by tracking days, weeks, months and years of exercise. Just connect the pedometer with its USB connection to your PC to begin tracking your health today. Physical activity is essential for good health -- Omron's HJ-720ITC Pocket Pedometer helps you improve overall health, lose weight & get more energy in your daily life. Large display for easy reading Clock setting Detachable belt holder and security strap Battery - 1 CR2032 (included)

Health and Beauty:  Measures steps, aerobic steps and minutes, calories and distance, Separately displays aerobic steps and minutes walked more than 10 minutes continuously, 7 day history lets you review a full week of exercise, Resets at midnight automatically so it's ready to go every morning, Features include large display, clock, detachable belt holder and security strap
Company: Omron  (2007-03-01)
List Price: $49.99
Amazon Price: $26.99

Measurement of body fat composition is the key to long-term exercise success. The Omron hand held body fat analyzer is an affordable and easy way to measure body fat in the privacy of your own home. After inputting the data, a measurement can be started by simply holding the grip electrodes and pressing the START button. Omron's Weight Management products help you monitor progress in achieving a healthier, more active lifestyle. Whether your goal is to maintain or improve overall health, lose weight or get more energy in your daily life, physical activity is essential to staying healthy.

Health and Beauty:  Analyzer measures your body fat with a gentle, micro electrical current, Two modes -- athletic and normal -- provide accurate results based on your exercise regiment, Delivers measurement results for Bi method (Bioelectrical Impedance Method) and BMI (Body Mass Index), Delivers results in approximately seven seconds, Features a nine person memory profile for the whole family
Company: Omron  (2006-06-01)
List Price: $39.99
Amazon Price: $24.39

The Starter Kit contains everything needed for a daily nasal wash routine - Ceramic Neti Pot , Neti Pot Salt 10 oz jar, and Neti Wash Plus 2 oz bottle. The Himalayan Institute introduced the Neti Pot 35 years ago as the perfect tool to support sinus health. The Neti Pot naturally cleanses, refreshes, and protects the nasal passages and has been used for thousands of years in Ayurvedic medicine to alleviate allergy and sinus problems. Ingredients: Zinc acetate, Goldenseal root (Hydrastis canadensis), Phellodendron bark (Phellodendron amurense), Coptis root (Coptis chinensis), Barberry root bark (Berberis vulgaris), Grapefruit seed extract, vegetable glycerin and distilled, purified water.

Health and Beauty:  The Neti Pot Starter Kit contains everything needed for a daily nasal wash routine, Naturally removes excess mucus, pollen, dust, and other environmental irritants from the sinus passages, Add anti-microbial and anti-viral ingredients to your nasal wash with Net Wash Plus, Doctor recommended and featured on America's favorite talk show, Ceramic Neti Pot made with lead-free ceramic and glaze; illustrated instructions included
Company: Himalayan Institute  (2007-09-26)
List Price: $35.85
Amazon Price: $22.95

The OMRON HJ112 Premium Pedometer is a fun and useful way to quantify all that great "burn" you're feeling. Great for use while jogging! 1 year warranty

Health and Beauty:  Unique dual sensor technology means the pedometer can be carried in your pocket or bag, Accurately measures your steps, as well as aerobic steps and minutes, Also measures calorie consumption during your workout, as well as the distance you've traveled, Easy-to-read LCD display, Comes with a detachable belt holder and security strap
Company: Omron  (2005-06-15)
List Price: $39.99
Amazon Price: $18.75

Charges faster and runs 25% longer than standard battery, with a 50% longer life / Compatible with all Roomba models, including the original series roombas

Kitchen:  APS battery compatible with all Roomba FloorVac models, Charges in 3 hours with ABS Fast Charger, Provides approximately 120 minutes of run-time, 50 percent greater useful life than original Roomba batteries, Easy to charge and connect
Company: iRobot  (2004-09-15)
List Price: $69.99
Amazon Price: $49.99

"Challem’s new book hits a home run — with the latest research on what to eat and take to defeat our real number-one cause of health problems — inflammation. It’s a message of the utmost importance."
–Jean Carper
New York Times bestselling author of Stop Aging Now! and Your Miracle Brain, columnist for USA Weekend magazine

What is the Inflammation Syndrome? It’s the cumulative effect of low-grade inflammation–including the aches and pains we all experience–that grows into chronic debilitating disease. This book, the first major book on the syndrome, reveals the powerful role that inflammation plays in a wide variety of common health conditions–from simple aches and pains to heart disease, obesity, diabetes, Syndrome X, arthritis, asthma, and athletic injuries. Drawing on cutting-edge research conducted around the world, Jack Challem provides a revolutionary approach to healing inflammation-related problems through an easy-to-follow nutrition and supplement program. He also shares the latest information on C-reactive protein, one of the marker s o f serio us inflammation. This book, quite simply, shows you how to feel better for life.

"Many of our most debilitating diseases can be traced to an inflammatory cause. The program Jack Challem outlines in The Inflammation Syndrome is a great first step in ridding your body of this deadly problem."
–Fred Pescatore, M.D., author of Thin for Good, The Allergy and Asthma Cure, and The Hamptons Diet

"In a scientifically accurate and easy-to-understand manner, Jack Challem lays out the basic nutrition plan for good health and weight loss."
–Loren Cordain, Ph.D., author of The Paleo Diet

Author: Jack Challem
Paperback:  272 pages
Company: Wiley  (2003-12-31)
ISBN: 0471478814
List Price: $14.95
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Autism is an epidemic: It has spiked 1,500 percent in the last twenty years. ADHD, asthma and allergies have also skyrocketed over the same time period. One of these conditions now strikes one in every three children in America. But there is hope. Leading medical innovator Kenneth Bock, M.D., has helped change the lives of more than a thousand children, and in this important book, with a comprehensive program that targets all four of the 4-A disorders, he offers help to children everywhere. This is the book that finally puts hope within reach.

Doctors have generally overlooked the connections among the 4-A disorders, despite their concurrent rise and the presence of many medical clues. For years the medical establishment has considered autism medically untreatable and utterly incurable, and has limited ADHD treatment mainly to symptom suppression. Dr. Bock and his colleagues, however, have discovered a solution – one that goes to the root of the problem. They have found that deadly modern toxins, nutritional deficiencies, metabolic imbalances, genetic vulnerabilities and assaults on the immune and gastrointestinal systems trigger most of the symptoms of the 4-A disorders, resulting in frequent misdiagnosis and untold misery.

Dr. Bock’s remarkable Healing Program, drawing on medical research and based on years of clinical success, offers a safe, sensible solution that is individualized to each child to help remedy these root causes. The biomedical approach to autism, ADHD, and the other 4-A epidemics, as innovated by Dr. Bock and some of America’s finest integrative physicians, is one of the most promising and exciting medical movements of our time.

In this eminently readable account, written by Dr. Bock in collaboration with critically acclaimed author Cameron Stauth, you will meet children and parents whose dramatic stories will inspire you to change the life of your own child. This program may be the help that you have been praying for.


From the Hardcover edition.

Author: Kenneth Bock, Cameron Stauth
Paperback:  480 pages
Company: Ballantine Books  (2008-04-29) (2008-04-29)
ISBN: 0345494512
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Author: Isa Chandra Moskowitz, Terry Hope Romero
Paperback:  144 pages
Company: Da Capo Press  (2006-10-16)
ISBN: 1569242739
List Price: $15.95
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As many as one in eight women have a thyroid condition. In Living Well with Hypothyroidism, Mary Shomon outlines the most common of these--too little thyroid hormones in the body. Weight gain, depression, fatigue, and what patients call "brain fog, Brillo hair, and prune skin" result. Because the symptoms of hypothyroidism mimic so many other conditions--chronic fatigue, PMS, clinical depression--it can be very tricky to diagnose, especially since patients with HMOs may not get the thorough testing they need.

Shomon knows of what she speaks: she's a health writer and thyroid patient herself. She also manages a thyroid Web site and writes a newsletter on hypothyroidism. In Living Well, she offers an extensively researched guide to this complex condition. She covers conventional, alternative, and late-breaking approaches to treatment--such as challenging the gold standard of Synthroid as the thyroid replacement therapy of choice. (Synthroid replaces T4, the less active of the two thyroid hormones, and Shomon features new research on adding T3--the more potent thyroid hormone--to treatment.)

With her down-to-earth, patient-centered approach, Shomon explains everything from how to choose a thyroid specialist to how calcium, antidepressants, and a high-fiber diet affect thyroid hormone absorption. The book includes a chapter on depression, which is a typical misdiagnosis of hypothyroidism--as well as a symptom that often persists even after treatment. She also covers infertility (women who are hypothyroid don't ovulate as regularly and miscarry more frequently) and thyroid cancer, one of the less common causes of hypothyroidism. She explains how to spot hypothyroidism in kids, and ends with a glossary, international resources, and journal references.

Shomon creates a sense of community by excerpting e-mails from her vast network of patients--voices that bring a sense of humor so often missing from health books. One quibble: she could have avoided the antidoctor stance in the beginning of her book, where she blames physicians, rather than incomplete science, for the misdiagnosis and treatment of hypothyroidism. --Rebecca Taylor

Author: Mary J. Shomon
Paperback:  624 pages
Company: Collins  (2005-02-15) (2005-02-15)
ISBN: 0060740957
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Includes 65 delicious gluten-free recipes plus tips on eating out

Find out how easy and tasty it can be to go gluten free!

If you have a wheat allergy, gluten intolerance, celiac disease, or you just want to enjoy the benefits of a diet free of wheat, barley, and rye, then this guide is for you. Author Danna Korn explains the medical problems associated with gluten and shows you step by step how to make the transition to a gluten-free lifestyle - and love it!

Discover how to

• Understand what you can and can't eat
• Shop and decipher food labels
• Cook crowd-pleasing gluten-free meals
• Eat gluten-free at restaurants and parties
• Raise happy gluten-free kids

Author: Danna Korn
Paperback:  384 pages
Company: For Dummies  (2006-04-10)
ISBN: 0471773832
List Price: $19.99
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Author: Jessica K. Black
Paperback:  240 pages
Company: Hunter House  (2006-08-29)
ISBN: 0897934857
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An in-depth guide to those health problems in people of all ages and sexes that can be traced to sensitivity to the yeast germ candida albicans.

Author: William G. Crook
Paperback:  434 pages
Company: Vintage Books  (1986-09-12) (1986-09-12)
ISBN: 0394747003
List Price: $16.95
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Wheat-free-cooking expert Carol Fenster reveals her time-saving tips and techniques to help cooks put homemade meals on the table in a flash.

In Carol Fenster's gluten-free cooking classes, the most frequently asked question is "How can I get a meal on the table in the least amount of time?" So often, cooking gluten-free means spending hours in the kitchen-making everything from scratch. But now, Fenster reveals all her shortcuts, tips, and timesaving techniques from nearly twenty years as the gluten-free cooking authority. The Quick & Easy principles in this book will get cooks in and out of the kitchen with less fuss than ever before.

In Gluten-Free Quick & Easy, a hot meal makes it to the table without a complicated ingredient list or a lengthy wait. Fenster emphasizes the necessity of "planned-overs"-not "left-overs"- that creatively use elements of one meal in the preparation of another, whether it becomes an ingredient the next day, the next week, or the next month. Recipes for make-ahead baking mixes and techniques to shorten baking times means cooks stay on track. And her comprehensive menu plans and ideas help pull together a week's worth of meals with ease.

Fenster's simple but delicious recipes include favorites like hearty breads, pizzas, and pasta. In less time than ever before, gluten-free cooks can whip up homestyle entrŽes and side dishes, tasty breakfasts, and elegant desserts for every meal of the day, every day of the week.

Author: Carol Fenster
Paperback:  352 pages
Company: Avery  (2007-08-02)
ISBN: 1583332782
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No wonder it's so hard to lose weight -- our bodies are designed to keep weight on at all costs; it's a matter of survival. It's embedded in our DNA. Our diet has changed dramatically over the past ten thousand years, but our genetic blueprint has not -- our bodies are not designed to process the types of food we are fed today. It's like putting diesel fuel into a regular car -- it just won't work. And making matters worse is the fact that diets don't work either: less than 6 percent of weight-loss attempts succeed. The average person who goes on a diet actually gains five pounds. But a medical revolution is under way, finally showing us precisely how the powerful forces that keep weight on can actually be reprogrammed to automatically burn fat and keep weight off for good. The concept is simple. By learning how to work with our bodies instead of against them, we can ignite the natural fat-burning furnaces that lie dormant within us. For the first time ever, Dr. Mark Hyman makes this new science of weight loss available to the general public. This medical revolution is based on a groundbreaking concept called nutrigenomics -- the science of how food talks to our genes. This science is actually startlingly simple. Food contains information and instructions for our bodies -- eat the right foods and send instructions of weight loss and health; eat the wrong foods and send messages of weight gain and disease. After spending the last ten years conducting pioneering, hands-on research with over two thousand patients at Canyon Ranch, one of the world's leading health resorts, Dr. Hyman has discovered the seven fundamental causes of obesity. While fad diets have identified one or two of these causes, never before have they all been integrated into a single, simple plan for automatic weight loss -- this is the promise of UltraMetabolism.

UltraMetabolism is an easy-to-follow eight-week plan to help you lose weight based on your own unique genetic needs. Since each of our bodies is different and may require more or less of certain nutrients to awaken our fat-burning DNA, Dr. Hyman shows you exactly how to customize the program for your own particular needs. The program includes menus, recipes, and shopping lists, as well as recommendations for supplements and exercise and lifestyle treatments designed to create a healthy metabolism -- an UltraMetabolism -- permanent weight loss, and lifelong health.

Ultrametabolism Testimonials

"...I lost 50 pounds and have kept it off for 4 years."

"The last five years have become the healthiest years of my life. Because of Dr. Hyman's program, I have an in-depth understanding of my physical condition and have tailored a weight loss program for my needs. Since following his plan, I've significantly reduced my cholesterol from 240 to 160. In addition, I lost 50 pounds and have kept it off for 4 years."

-- Joseph Bernstein Milwaukee, WI

"I've dropped 2 dress sizes (so far)...Dr. Hyman literally gave me my life back."

"Over the past few years I had gained 70 lbs and felt progressively worse as I bounced from doctor to doctor without any real answers for my weight gain, my migraines, or my many other ailments. Dr. Hyman helped me understand how many of my health issues were due to food allergies. Lab tests showed I was allergic to 28 different foods! I started on the DeTox phase of Dr. Hymans program and within 3 weeks, I lost 11 pounds and my swollen wrists and puffy face went away. I used to wake up extremely exhausted, but now I wake up at 6 am and maintain a constant level of energy throughout the day. No other program gave me a means to discover the real source of my problems. Now I have the energy to play with my 8-year-old and 11-year-old children. My entire family is finally eating healthier, and I've dropped 2 dress sizes (so far!) Dr Hyman literally gave me my life back."

-- Audrey Meyer Lampert North Granby, CT

"The menu was easy to implement, in spite of my hectic lifestyle..."

"Through Dr. Hyman's program, I not only dropped my cholesterol from 335 to below 200, but I lost 20 lbs and have kept if off for the last 2 years through his instructions including a specific meal plan, exercise, and supplements. The menu was easy to implement, in spite of my hectic lifestyle and easy to adapt when I traveled to hotels and restaurants. Matter of fact, I went from a pant size of 38 to a 36 and needed to buy a lot of new clothes."

-- Cavas Gobhai Cambridge, MA

"It was easy! All I needed to do was follow his instructions; in the first 30 days I lost 21 pounds."

"Substituting simple foods with other healthy foods that I love helped me lose the cravings for all the junk I used to eat. Dr. Hyman's weight loss program gave me a lot of information about my body. It was easy! All I needed to do was follow his instructions; in the first 30 days I lost 21 pounds. I feel better than I have in 10 years and can now walk up the stairs without losing my breath. I forgot how good I could I feel."

-- Deede Dominick Phippsburg, Maine

"I was ready for a change, and Dr. Hyman's program helped me prioritize my life."

"After I quit smoking three years ago, I snacked a lot in order to forget about smoking. After doing that for 6 months, I gained almost 30 pounds. I was sick and tired of having no energy, and I wanted to feel good again. In addition, I love to shop, and I wanted to buy fancy clothes without having to shop at the big and tall store. I was ready for a change, and Dr. Hyman's program helped me prioritize my life. Since I started in 2003 I have lost over 60 pounds and have maintained the loss. In addition, I've gone from a size 18 to a size 10. When I look at old pictures, I realize that I feel and look better than I did 15 years ago."

-- Margarida Glenhage Gothenburg Sweden

"...I lost 30 lbs with no exercise."

"As a single mother, I was tired of feeling sick all the time and decided to change my life so that I could become healthy for my 3%-year-old daughter. After relearning how to feed myself and my daughter, I lost 30 lbs with no exercise from June to December and I dropped my cholesterol 105 points."

-- Nancy Grey DC Bronxville, NY

"I lost 30 lbs, went back to a size 4, and no longer have migraines."

"After going through an 8-month period of being very sick with hives, having extreme inflammation in my face, and gaining 30 pounds, I found Dr. Hyman's program. Because I went through his simple plan, I uncovered that I am allergic to gluten, the protein in wheat, which was the source of all my problems. After getting on his plan, I lost 30 lbs, went back to a size 4, and no longer have migraines. My husband even noticed the change and went on the program too; so far, he's lost 45 pounds."

-- Debbie Gosney Charlotte, NC

"...it's easy to jump back on when I occasionally fall off..."

"This program gave me the satisfaction of being in control of my body and life. I've maintained my 18-pound weight loss since 2002, reduced my glucose levels from 170 to 102, and taken control over my diabetes to the point where I no longer have any symptoms. Going on a program like this is like a religious conversion; it's easy to jump back on when I occasionally fall off and I have more energy than I've ever had. At the age of 71, I run 4 miles a day and feel great."

Author: Mark Hyman
Hardcover:  368 pages
Company: Scribner  (2006-03-10)
ISBN: 0743272552
List Price: $25.00
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The Specific Carbohydrate Diet is a strict grain-free, lactose-free, and sucrose-free dietary regimen intended for those suffering from Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis (both forms of IBD), celiac disease, IBS, cystic fibrosis, and autism. It is based on the work of Elaine Gottschall, who wrote Breaking the Vicious Cycle, which introduces the SCD and explains the importance of eliminating certain carbohydrates in order to alleviate digestive ailments such as IBD, IBS, and celiac disease.

For those suffering from gastrointestinal illnesses, the Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD) offers a method for easing symptoms and pain, and ultimately regaining health. Recipes for the Specific Carbohydrate Diet(TM) offers a diverse and delicious collection of 150 SCD-friendly recipes, that includes over 80 dairy-free recipes. The easy-to-make and culturally diverse recipes featured in the book include breakfast dishes, appetizers, main dishes, and desserts such as -- Hazelnut-Vanilla Pancakes, Olive Sandwich Bread, Chicken Satay, Roasted Bass with Parsley Butter, Thin Crust Pizza, Gretel's Gingerbread Cookies, and Mango Ice Cream. It is accompanied by 40 full-color photos that will inspire you to get cooking again. In addition, personal anecdotes accompany each section of this book. You can find out more about this book on-line at www.scdrecipe.com/cookbook/.

Author: Raman Prasad
Paperback:  224 pages
Company: Fair Winds Press  (2008-02-01)
ISBN: 159233282X
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