Fasting: An Exceptional Human Experience, by Randi Fredricks Ph.D.

Since prehistory, fasting has been used in various ways as a means of transformation. As a spiritual practice, it is the oldest and most common form of asceticism and is found in virtually every religion and spiritual tradition.

In psychology, studies have suggested that fasting can alleviate the symptoms of some psychiatric conditions, including depression and schizophrenia. In medicine, fasting is one of the most promising therapies, with research suggesting that fasting can cause certain drugs, such as chemotherapy, to work better while reducing drug side-effects. Hunger striking, sometimes called political fasting, may be the most powerful application of fasting. Proof of this occurred in 1948 when Gandhi’s hunger strike caused millions of Hindus and Muslims in India to cease their fighting.

As a practical guide, Randi Fredricks, Ph.D. provides detailed information on the different types of fasting, where people fast, the physiological process of fasting, and the contraindications and criticisms of fasting. Using existing literature and original research, Dr. Fredricks focuses on the transformative characteristics of fasting in the contexts of psychology, medicine, and spirituality. The relationship between fasting and transpersonal psychology is examined, with a focus on peak experiences, self-realization, and other exceptional human experiences. Dr. Fredricks demonstrates how fasting can be profoundly therapeutic, create global paradigm shifts, and provide personal mystical phenomena.

About the Author

Dr. Randi Fredricks, Ph.D. is a researcher and practicing psychotherapist and marriage counselor. She specializes in preventing and reversing mental health problems through natural methods. The focus of her practice, writing and research is on the development of models that incorporate complementary and alternative medicine in the treatment of anxiety, depression, addiction, eating disorders and related problems. For more than 20 years, Dr. Fredricks has been at the forefront of addiction research.

As an advocate of using alternative and complementary medicine in combination with traditional psychotherapeutic treatment, Dr. Fredricks' books, research, and approach to psychotherapy have assisted people in developing more effective personalized approaches to treating mental health. Her work has helped people to reduce their dependence on psychotropic drugs as well as reduce medication side effects.

Dr. Fredricks is considered a national expert in the area of fasting and psychiatric disorders. Her discoveries in how fasting affects psychological problems is essential for understanding the manner in which diet, nutrition, and calorie restriction can resolve these issues.

In addition to her work in the area of mental health counseling, Dr. Fredricks is an award-winning artist and designer. She maintains a number of blogs on natural medicine and mental health, cinema therapy, and the therapeutic use of film. Her dedication to helping people develop personal and shared exceptional human experiences speaks to these lifelong interests. She lives and works in San Jose, California.

For More Info
Website: http://www.DrRandiFredricks.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/DoctorFredricks

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Reinventing Yourself Today, by Sharon Ball

Step By Step Program to Discover Your True Self and Reinvent Your Life Accordingly.

Life is a journey and sometimes we need a roadmap to get exactly where we want to go.

Reinventing Yourself Today presents a step by step program that walks you through identifying and reprogramming unconscious beliefs, self talk, and other issues that lead to the learned behaviors and habits that have created your present reality. With the help of the workbook exercises at the end of each chapter, you are led through self discovery and goal setting to create your ideal life vision and then to deal with the many obstacles in your path such as stress, poor self esteem, etc. while you bring your vision of ideal life to reality.

"We must always change, renew, rejuvenate ourselves; otherwise we harden." ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

"It’s never too late to be what you might have been." ~George Eliot


About the Author
Sharon Ball, Life, Wellness, and Weight Loss Coach, helps people build happier, healthier, more successful lives through her book. Sharon has also contributed chapters to Successful Transformation by (International Association of Professional LIfe Coaches -June 26, 2013, Jeannette Koczela) and Ready, Aim, Captive by multiple authors including myself, Viki Winterton, and Jim Stovall.

Check out Sharon's website at http://www.reinventingyourselftoday.com and her blog at http://www.reinventingyourselftodayblog.com.

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https://www.twitter.com/sharonball1

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Kindle Spotlight: Thyroid Adrenal Weightloss Solutions!, by Diane Culik MD and Kyle Weed

A 25 Step Vital Guide to Thyroid Testing, Thyroid Treatment, Toxins to Avoid, Nutrients Needed, Iodine and Thyroid ... Wellness - "Simple Steps to Better Health"

STOP! Could your thyroid be an obstacle to Weightloss?

This extremely useful thyroid testing and treatment guide provides 25 easy steps to take one who is hypothyroid or has adrenal insufficiency and guide them back to superior health. It actually is helpful for all people. Topics include Complete Lab Testing for Thyroid, Physical Exam for Thyroid, a Thyroid Questionnaire, info on Body Temperature Testing and Food Allergy Testing, Nutritional Consultation, Heavy Metal Testing, Vitamin Testing, Spectracell Testing, Thyroid Toxins to Avoid, Sleep information, vital Thyroid and Adrenal Supplements, Liver Detoxification, Herbs and Supplements to eliminate Yeast, Iodine Amounts Needed, Vitamin C and other vitamins and minerals needed for Thyroid and Adrenals, Adaptogenic Herbs, Saliva Testing for Adrenals, Food Allergy Panel, Probiotics and Nutrients needed for Gut Healing, and Natural Thyroid Hormone Therapy! Unlike most thyroid books, this no nonsense guide gives those with thyroid symptoms only immediate action steps they can take to very quickly address the situation. Actually, every person who has a thyroid (yes, that’s you!) should have this thyroid book because many topics beyond thyroid are covered, things we all should know about!

Want to lose weight - perhaps easily? Consider this – over 60 million people are estimated to have low thyroid or hypothyroid symptoms. Could you be affected? Find out now, and how to shed unneeded pounds, and feel better immediately! Do you have any of the following symptoms of hypothyroidism? You may have thyroid or adrenal fatigue!

•Fatigue and urge to nap
•Thinning Hair
•Dry Skin •Brittle Nails, perhaps with vertical ridges
•Weight Gain
•Cold hands and feet and cold intolerance
•Constipation
•Elevated Cholesterol
•Depression or Irritability and Foggy thinking
•Difficulty Losing Weight with Diet and Exercise
•Lack of Motivation
•Infertility and Irregular periods
•Low Libido and Decreased Erections
•Hypothyroidism is more common in Women with Family History

Have you ever gone on a diet to lose weight? If so, treating your thyroid might make the difference in success or failure. Why waste your time and energy on a diet or exercise that may not work, or work poorly? Even if weight is not a concern, you can still benefit from a well-functioning thyroid. This program will show you the steps you can take to improve your thyroid adrenal health and health in general! Don’t miss out! If you have thyroid issues, this could be the answer you are looking for. Everyone has a thyroid, and everyone can benefit from this book as it proceeds to take you step by step through an analysis of factors that may be affecting you – whether you have thyroid issues or not. Discover some timeless secrets to great health.

Don't Miss Out! This book may help you find the health answers you seek!This eBook will show you, help you, explain, reveal, teach you, and or give you the ability to:
•Save money by determining what is wrong with your thyroid or health through self-directed testing – less doctor’s visits needed.
•Save money by knowing what supplements you really need through testing
•Save money on groceries by buying or growing natural foods like vegetables, fruit
•Save lots of time by getting right to determining what is going on with their thyroid and health in general
•Save lots of time by getting right to action steps to address thyroid and health in general
•Feel popular being thinner
•Feel Love from your family by providing them a healthier diet and lifestyle
•Feel Better - escape physical pain of poor functioning thyroid
•Feel Peace of mind of knowing what is physically wrong with you and plan to fix it
•Achieve cleanliness by detoxification of the body

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Official Book Video Trailer for "Strength Is Ageless"

Official Book Video Trailer "Strength is Ageless"

Synopsis

Strength is Ageless? Yes, it is. It’s a grandmother with biceps. It’s a cancer victim who helps herself to heal. It’s women used to caring for others, now caring for themselves. It’s about fighting bone loss, rebuilding muscle and renewing the joy of living an active, independent life.

Strength is Ageless is a comprehensive, user-friendly, bodybuilding guide, based on the best recent research and over thirty years of coaching. Kriss Brooks gives practical, simple directions on how you can be your best at any age. This weightlifting regimen includes a detailed step by step explanation of the Options Strength Fitness Program, for the beginner, that can help you get into better shape in just 90 days. You don’t have to wait to join a gym. You can start immediately, at home.

Kriss shows you how to train safely with weights. She also helps you identify the practical, emotional and even spiritual barriers that get in the way of taking the best possible care of yourself throughout your lifetime.

The personal stories will uplift and inspire you to achieve those strong and healthy later years. Read about the strong and beautiful women who raised the bar on womanhood and changed the culture and society, in the past, to make it possible for women to reach new heights today.

Whether you are 17 or 97, the lessons in Strength is Ageless will convince you that your future as a vibrant, active person is in your hands. This book will set your feet on the road to become stronger, healthier and stay active and independent no matter your age.

From this moment on, every voice that has said, “you can’t”, “it’s too late” or “why bother”, is silenced.

If you are ready to stop ignoring the well established principles of self-care and optimum fitness, start by giving yourself the gift of strength – ageless strength.

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Website: Options4Fitness

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Author Interview with Helene Malmsio: 7 Ways in 7 Days to Beautiful Healthy Hair

A conversation with Helene Malmsio, Author of 7 Ways in 7 Days to Beautiful Healthy Hair

Why did you feel you had to tell this story?
At the moment I’m publishing a series of natural health and beauty books that are based around getting noticeable improvement fast by following 7 things to do at one way or step per day over seven days.

This is because so few people are prepared to commit to doing a 30 day or 90 day program, even when it comes to their health.

So my concept for this series is to give readers a new daily action to do over 7 days, and they get to see noticeable improvement in a week.

So for this book “7 Ways in 7 Days to Beautiful Healthy Hair” I looked at the most essential things you need to do to grow and maintain strong hair. They became the daily steps for one week.

Then I include more general health and nutrition information for the reader as a bonus so that they get to use the rest of the strategies in the book for lifetime results.

Where do you get your ideas?
I base most of the series subjects around the health and beauty issues that I have had to deal with in my lifetime that I know other people are also searching for help and answers about.

Being a baby boomer in my mid 50’s means that I have decades of experience on the subjects covered including my teenage experiences, and am also starting to deal with the issues we all have to face as we age.

Do you ever experience writer’s block and how do you overcome it?
No, there is so much to share on these subjects my problem is rather working out what to cut back on so that I can feature the most important 7 – 10 natural ways to improve your health and beauty.

What advice would you give to aspiring writers on the writing and publishing process?
I suggest that you learn from the book writing and publishing courses that are online, and don’t be shy about getting help from professional outsourcers for any of the work that you are not confident about doing.

Don’t let the fact that you don’t know how to do everything yourself hold you back, you can plan to outsource those jobs to professionals and just Do It!

How do you market your work? Have you found some avenues to be more successful than others?

I blog about my books, and I use the social networking power of Twitter, Facebook, G+ and so on.

I also invite people to contact me if they would like review copies of the books so that they can tell their friends about them, as well as give me feedback about how well they rate the content.

I’m also investigating doing some virtual book tours for some of my books soon, as that seems to be a viable service.

If your book was made into a movie, who do you picture playing each part?
Well, these are more how to do it health books rather than novels, but if there was a documentary made about any of the topics, to show the 7 Ways to get improvements in 7 Days, it would need to be someone healthy, mature and fit.

Maybe an actress like Helen Mirren or Kate Blanchett would give us all something to aim for!

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Synopsis
Having healthy hair is attainable if you follow our basic steps over the next 7 days. Follow these tips each day for one week to start seeing results. Each day you need to do one thing for your hair which will help make a world of difference in how your hair looks, and in how you feel about your hair.

It is not hard to have healthy hair you just need to help it along with our great hair tips. If you are looking for a head of shiny, healthy locks then you are in the right place.

Chapters Include:

Chapter One
Way One, Day One - Get to Know Your Hair Type

Chapter Two
Way Two, Day Two - Treat Yourself to a Healthy Scalp

Chapter Three 
Way Three, Day Three -Go Deep with Conditioning

Chapter Four 
Way Four, Day Four - A Good Haircut Counts

Chapter Five 
Way Five, Day Five - Supplements for Healthy Hair from Inside Out

Chapter Six 
Way Six, Day Six - Add a Healthy Shine

Chapter Seven
Way Seven, Day Seven - Give Your Hair Protection

About the Author:
Helene Malmsio is a retired businesswoman living in Australia who has had a lifelong interest in natural remedies.

Having personally practiced a philosophy of using natural cures for health and beauty, Helene has learnt volumes of useful and practical home therapies over the many decades.

Over the past 8 years Helene has published many ebooks in a wide range of health and self help subjects, through her business Strategic Services.

In 2012 she also began releasing some of these books on Amazon in both printed and Kindle formats as well as publishing on Lulu, ibookstore and Nook.

The series of health and beauty books will be continually expanded on so be sure to check back for the latest releases.

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FOR MORE INFO
Amazon author link: http://www.amazon.com/Helene-Malmsio/e/B00AO4QX6C/
Website: http://www.learn-how-to-do-it.com/
Blog: http://helene-malmsio.blogspot.com.au
Twitter: https://twitter.com/strategics58
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Malmsio.Helene
Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/helenemalmsio/
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/helenemalmsio
Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/0/114419082949875003239/posts

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