Best Alcoholism Recovery
Alcoholics Anonymous Big Book Trade Edition.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I didn't see that this added so much to the AA big book, although I've spoken to alcoholics that say otherwise."
"Got for my family member struggle with alcohol problems."
"A great book."
"saved my life and my eyes- BIG BIG BOOK."
"No problems, smooth transaction!"
""Just My Opinion" A must read if you want further your sobriety or searching for ways to live life on life's terms without the use alcohol and its chemical cousins."
"The biggest problem with this book is that the pages are not numbered like an AA book as well as the naming of the chapters."
Alcoholics Anonymous (also known as the Big Book in recovery circles) sets forth cornerstone concepts of recovery from alcoholism and tells the stories of men and women who have overcome the disease.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I didn't see that this added so much to the AA big book, although I've spoken to alcoholics that say otherwise."
"Got for my family member struggle with alcohol problems."
"A great book."
"saved my life and my eyes- BIG BIG BOOK."
"No problems, smooth transaction!"
""Just My Opinion" A must read if you want further your sobriety or searching for ways to live life on life's terms without the use alcohol and its chemical cousins."
"The biggest problem with this book is that the pages are not numbered like an AA book as well as the naming of the chapters."
This basic text for AA members and groups around the world lays out the principles by which members recover and by which the fellowship functions. Anonymous Anonymous is a contributor for Hazelden Publications including Alcoholics Anonymous Big Book 4th Edition.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I have the kindle version and a hard copy of the book."
"Alcoholics Anonymous is a modern day miracle in that it’s grown from it’s founding to a worldwide movement that’s helped thousands and thousands recover from their addiction to alcohol."
"I'm not an alcoholic, but the stories in here are inspiring for anyone, and it helped me to understand addictions in general."
"This book can change your life when combined with the associate 12 step program..."
"I bought the book for my nephew, he has stated "it has helped him very much.""
"Great recovery book to go along with anyone living the 12 steps in their life."
"not as sturdy as I expected, but it is working."
"A life saver."
Best Alcoholism
But, they resist change because they fear losing the pleasure and stress-relief associated with alcohol, and assume giving it up will involve deprivation and misery. Here, Annie Grace clearly presents the psychological and neurological components of alcohol use based on the latest science, and reveals the cultural, social, and industry factors that support alcohol dependence in all of us. She grew up in a one-room cabin without running water or electricity in the mountains of Colorado and then, at age 26, became the youngest vice president in a multinational corporation. Annie's program has been featured in Forbes, the New York Daily News, and the Chicago Tribune. Annie is successful, happy, and alcohol-free and lives with her husband and three children in the Colorado mountains. I try to piece the previous evening togeth- er, attempting to count my drinks. I start to worry about my health, beginning the well- trodden road of fear and recrimination: What were you thinking? Just enough to shut down my brain, fall back asleep, and stop hurting. These early mornings are the only time I’m honest with myself, admitting I drink too much and need to change. If you ask me about drinking I’ll tell you I love it; it relaxes me and makes life fun. I am so busy that I don’t leave room for honesty, questioning, and bro- ken promises. I am no longer in control, and the only time I am brave enough to admit it (even to myself ) is alone, in the dark, at three in the morning. If my choice is to live a life of misery in diseased abstinence or drink myself to an early grave, I choose the latter. And I person- ally know self-proclaimed alcoholics who, rather than finding peace, fight a daily battle for sobriety. Recovering appears syn- onymous with accepting life as just OK and adjusting to a new reality of missing out. The idea of recovering seems to give alcohol more power even, and maybe especially, when I am abstaining from it. I want to make it small and irrelevant in my life rather than allowing it more power over me. Admitting that alcohol is a dangerous and addictive drug like nicotine, cocaine, or heroin has serious implications. It’s as if I have woken up from the Matrix and realized that alcohol was only dulling my senses and keeping me trapped rather than adding to my life. Experts imply that it takes months, even years, of hardship to stop drinking. A tough riddle can make you crazy, taking forever to solve. I offer a perspective of education and enlightenment based on common sense and the most recent insights across psychology and neuroscience. A perspective that will empower and delight you, al- lowing you to forever change your relationship with alcohol.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"My biggest downfall was that I was someone who on certain occasions couldn’t stop drinking once I started, which always lead to painful consequences. For the first time in a decade I feel in control and empowered to effortlessly make informed conscious decisions about drinking, where before I consistently gave in to physical and psychological cravings to drink even when I didn’t actually want to give in. Some of the information is repetitive but that is intentional and most of all it is important, because repetition is needed to undo the deep conditioning from society where drinking culture dominates!"
"However about a month ago I saw that the Audible narration was only a few extra dollars, so I sprung for that and started over with the book - listening to it on my way to and from work each day. The coolest thing about the book to me is that as long as you pay attention, and think about what the author says, the actual change happens subconsciously. I went to a local pub about a week ago while waiting for my kids to finish up an evening activity, and I didn't miss ordering a drink at all - something that should have been a major trigger was now not one at all."
"It spoke to me with science and intelligence and common sense. For almost 10 years, my thoughts have been consumed by drinking, or trying not to drink, or when I could drink again, or at what time I could drink, or how much money I had spent on wine that week, or how to hide my many bottles of wine, or how hung over I felt, or making elaborate plans to drink (I'll drink on Monday, but not Tuesday, then I'll drink Wed and Thursday, and only on Friday if no one is home.....). The longest I ever went in 10 years was 30 days sober. My skin is clear."
Best Recovery by Adult Children of Alcoholics
In this updated edition of her bestseller she re-examines the movement and its inclusion of Adult Children from various dysfunctional family backgrounds who share the same characteristics.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Read this book!"
"Woititz and Alan describe the personality characteristics of adult children of an alcoholic accurately, helpfully."
"Very enlightening."
"Such a helpful book."
Best Alzheimer's Disease
Groundbreaking and timely, Grain Brain shows that the fate of your brain is not in your genes, it's in the food you eat. He addresses the churlish objection that gluten has been part of the human diet for many millennia by firmly asserting that recent changes to crops have transformed a once-safe food into a terrible scourge. Lauded by such nonconsensus pundits as Mehmet Oz and William Davis, Perlmutter offers readers a comfortably simplistic model for thinking about carbs. Modern wheat, in particular, is responsible for destroying more brains in this country than all the strokes, car accidents, and head trauma combined. Dr. Perlmutter makes a persuasive case for this wheat-free approach to preserve brain health and functioning, or to begin the process of reversal." "If you want to boost your brain power, keep your memory, and lift your mood and energy, as well as heal from a host of other common complaints, Dr. Perlmutter is your guide. Grain Brain explains how the American diet rich in gluten and inflammatory foods is linked to neurological conditions. As a teacher and clinician, he has fundamentally changed how physicians and patients think about neurological degeneration and, happily, regeneration." "A galvanizing call to arms against a gluten-heavy diet....Perlmutter's credentials as a board-certified neurologist and American College of Nutrition Fellow make him a uniquely qualified voice in the debate about which foods are best for the brain and body." "Mind-blowing and disruptive to some long-standing beliefs about what our bodies require for optimal health...GRAIN BRAIN lays out an easy-to-understand roadmap packed with the latest science."
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Find Best Price at Amazon"One of the most successful many I ever met told me that, "the data talks"."
"I'm never hungry, I get to eat all kinds of meats and cheeses and veggies, and I don't even bother counting calories. The supplements he recommends have made an almost instant difference - my nails are stronger and growing long, my skin is better, and my overall mood is vastly improved."
"It changed everything I thought I knew about food and its relationship to health. You just eat what’s good for you: Fat - lots of it, meats, vegetables, eggs, cheese, salads, nuts, seeds (my new favorite snack is Pepitas, which they have at Publix). I eat a lot less than I used to because I’m getting enough fat in my diet, and not stuffing myself with useless breads, crackers, chips, and pasta – which just make me hungrier and hungrier. What I’ve gained are increased energy, lots less brain fog, joints moving better (do not hurt all the time), less headaches – a LOT less, tummy troubles are now non-existent, and before, I was always gaseous or had diarrhea, or just was hurting in general. My labs were checked in February, after just two months, and my doc was blown away. I was no longer in the diabetic range and my liver functions had normalized. He also has a good website with a lot of articles to read: [...] If you want your health back, it’s time to read, Grain Brain!"
"An additional note -- anyone who already eats fairly consciously and still needs to lose pounds will still have to practice moderation, e.g., the license and reasons to consume "good" fats, for instance, are neurologically important, but the calories add up quickly if you don't track how much you eat vs. how active you are."
"It is a sobering read, but is a must read if you are interested in maintaining good brain health and avoiding diseases such as Type II Diabetes, as well as potentially significantly reducing the risk of developing dementia and other brain disease."
"I overheard a couple of fellow Bikram yoginis discussing Dr. Perlmutter's current book "Brain Maker," and I decided to order both books."
Best Smoking Recovery
Allen Carr's Easy Way to Stop Smoking is a self-help classic, with over 20m copies sold worldwide. Allen Carr was an accountant and smoked 100 cigarettes a day until he gave up and wrote this bestselling book.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I bought the book and left it on the coffee table for a week or two. Read most (3/4), but to be honest, I never finished the book. Then I remembered someone mentioning this book and I figured for less than $15 and with the volume of positive reviews, it was worth a shot. My husband is still a smoker and I can't even get him to turn a few pages, so I know it's a personal decision and one that only the smoker can make... but if YOU are looking for a path to become a non-smoker, I suggest you give this book a try."
"This literally saved my dads life."
"addiction is a journey so the fact i didnt quit forever doesnt mean the book is bad..."
"On my third day I was super close to relapsing, but I called the center and a lovely man talked me through my problems and helped me get through it."
"The book helps break the psychological hold the addiction has on you, and makes you feel relief when you put out your last cigarette!!"
"Like most reviewers, I was a skeptic but also had hope. I've only been tempted but 2-3 times and I always went back to the fact that I wasn't getting anything from nicotine but addiction. I didn't smoke to relax, deal with sexual frustration, when I felt hope and optimism...I smoked to feed the drug addiction of nicotine. Yes, certain moods triggered the addiction, but it was addiction for the drug. Like a mother going through birth pain, the end result is the point of focus and going through the pain is OK...even like a badge of honor."
"This book was recommended to me by a friend."
Best Sexual Health Recovery
teaches kids how to avoid the brain-warping images of pornography and minimize the troubling memories of accidental exposure that often tempt kids to look for more and lead them into a dark and destructive addiction. By teaching kids simple concepts about the brain and the process of addiction, and by giving them a specific strategy for keeping safe from the poison of pornography. Reading Good Pictures Bad Pictures Jr to your young children is a beautiful way to empower them to make safe internet choices." Good Pictures Bad Pictures Jr. is a beautiful way to begin protecting your youngest children without jeopardizing their innocence. "For the sake of the children, I wholeheartedly recommend Good Pictures Bad Pictures Jr. As a grandfather, father and pastor, I can think of no better gift for a child than the ability to reject pornography. “Good Pictures Bad Pictures Jr. is an excellent tool to help children develop a sense of internal monitoring.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"It gave my children a real understanding about the brain and its natural response to pornography, how it can affect you if you look at it, and how to be prepared when you do come across it (since, let's face it... it's gonna happen at some point). The reason why it doesn't go there, is because it doesn't go into detail about what is involved in pornagraphic videos- it simply describes pornography as "pictures, videos or even cartoons of people with little or no clothes on"."
"At the end of each chapter, she wanted to dictate her notes to me and have me record them in the book. As you can see, she missed the boat slightly in some areas, but some of her comments show impressive maturity and comprehension. My feeling brain makes me thirsty and decide what to eat and also rewards me for what I do right. I learned to try to not get addicted to stuff like pornography or drinking or smoking or taking yummy pills even if I don’t need them. Say I just got home from “Color Me Mine” and I run across the street without stopping to think. Drugs will probably make you get pictures of pornography and trick people into looking at them even if they don’t want to."
"After my boys stumbled into some really bad pictures online, we read this book to them."
"I've felt that way for quite some time and finally found a solution - Good Pictures Bad Pictures."
"This book was great for my four-year-old."
"There is very little available for this age, and yet statistics show that children, who are naturally curious, are being lured into pornography at younger and younger ages, the average as early as eight to 11 years old today."
Best Substance Abuse Recovery
The healing touchstone of millions, this modern classic by one of America's best-loved and most inspirational authors holds the key to understanding codependency and to unlocking its stultifying hold on your life. Melody Beattie is the author of numerous books about personal growth and relationships, drawing on the wisdom of Twelve Step healing, Christianity, and Eastern religions.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"not the same as the original."
"Very helpful for people who are dealing with an alcoholic or addicted person in their lives."
"This book was recommended to me by a friend, take your time when reading it the information is worth more than time."
"So many areas were spot on for me!!"
"I needed this book."
Best Gambling Addiction & Recovery
He has created a method that he and members of his family use that has enabled them to WIN several lottery game GRAND prizes. This is a very easy to use method and will work with any type of lottery games (scratch tickets or number games) in any state or country. "Since we've been using your method, we have definitely been winning more than we used to.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"This book was not worth the money."
"QBOOK."
"A bunch of useless infomation, basic tips. I already have known."
"Most of the content was common sense stuff easily found on the internet."
"After reading the very basic and often misleading advice in the book (play more numbers, buy more tickets, play the same numbers each time, etc), here's my advice: Don't buy or waste your time (all 20 minutes of it) reading this book. Hard reality: Mathematics and probability say you are not a lock even if you play the same numbers for your entire life. He can't win any 'bonus ball' game because it throws a HUGE wrench into how he plays. If he wants to claim his expertise, I'd like to see him break down what he's paid vs. what he's won from the lottery (for example, how much money he invested in playing before he hit each jackpot). To further that, his simple advice of playing more tickets more often to increase your chance of winning is universally known. Something tells me that Lustig's income is all from appearances and book royalties at this point. And the fact that he is so defensive on here against these types of reviews (read the comments of some of the bad ones) goes to show that he knows that he is simply an expert in preying upon the hopes of others."
"I really don't think the information in this little book i9sm not worth $40.00,"
"A useless product, don't waste you money on this."
"Dear Mr. Lustig or I prefer to use Mr. BS er after receiving your 16 pages of 5-6 paragraphs per page pamphlet you're calling a book about how to increase your chances to win the lottery."
Best Drug Dependency Recovery
It instructs readers on how to leave behind the discomfort of toxic hunger, cravings, and addictions to unhealthy foods. Fuhrman’s nutrient-packed, healthful approach to nutrition combined with quick weight loss can be expressed in this equation, health=nutrients intake/calories intake.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I want to write a bad review because that is what my toxic food addicted body/brain wants me to do and I almost gave in and did it. Woke up and finished the book and then decided to write the truth without regards to my fight against the American toxic diet. I want to continue eating luscious breads anytime I want and as much as I want. So reading this book for the second time I am faced with the fact that in order to be where I want to be: healthy and fit, I can either change or stay the same or be somewhere in the middle. I have always been jealous of vegans = because it is the hardest thing a normal eating person can be. This book advises against all animal products - no matter what other reviewers say. Furhman states over and over that animal products are bad for the human body, toxic to the liver, great for cancer and fat, bad for humans. I just had a cheese sandwich - luscious bread, too much cheese, swiss and cheddar, some lettuce, a bit of processed turkey, mayo, mustard, italian dressing. I didn't give it 5 stars because it is so restrictive - but that is not necessarily bad, I'm just kinda weak battling my food demons."
"I existed for the next 5 or 6 years, until I decided I'd had enough to the horrible side effects of the drugs used to manage the conditions. In 2013, I tried this diet for 6 months, when I didn't feel it was happening quickly enough, I gave up and went back to my longing for the former foods. Also, as a side effect of this plan, I have lost over 40 lbs, and have been told I look about ten years younger, but my favorite compliment is that I "look healthy!""
"This looks a bit like some sort of infomercial but I promise you I'm not getting paid for this, and these questions are a big summary of the ones I've been getting for the past 6 weeks. In short, it is six weeks of vegan food with no booze, caffeine, salt, or fat. That means no olive oil, nuts, or fatty things that are still good for you like avocados. After 6 weeks you transition to a diet that can include meat and alcohol plus days where you can eat whatever the heck you want. It kind of blows my mind that I still don't look the way I want and I had 24 pounds on TOP of that. Dinner varied and I learned to cook a lot of different things and make extra for leftovers. You're allowed a little bit of bread now and then (as well as some starchy vegetables) so I never got massive carb cravings or anything. I spent 4 hours cooking his "famous" anti-cancer soup and if I never have that crap again I'll be a happy man. So I bought the fat free balsamic vinagrette at Trader Joe's ate that with all of my salads (only 25 calories per serving). I probably had a pinch more salad and fat because of it but it was worth it to me to have food that tasted normal. Some Ethiopian and Indian places had barely passable options but that was mainly with my eyes closed pretending that there was only a bit of oil in them. It also takes a really objective look at other diets which, in the end, made me not want to try them. 3) I was never hungry. 4) It gave me a lot of tools I can use the rest of my life to make better and more informed decisions. I know this whole things sounds ridiculous and corny, but I've really never felt so damn awesome and enthusiastic before. Mind you, I'm dying for a martini, but in the end six weeks wasn't the worst thing in the world."
Best Hoarding Addiction & Recovery
In Lose the Clutter, Lose the Weight , Walsh arms you with a simple 6-week plan to clear your home of excess stuff and your body of excess pounds. He is a popular organization expert who appears regularly on The Rachael Ray Show and writes a quarterly column for O. the. Oprah Magazine .
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Find Best Price at Amazon"The three main points of the book are lose the clutter, lose the weight and use mindfulness to avoid malignant emotions, food and items in your life."
""I might need this one day" is no longer an excuse I use to keep unnecessary items, and I'm finding happiness in other places, not buying "stuff.""
"Peter Walsh has great information, gives lots of encouragement and brings in experts for the diet and exercise portion and the mindfulness meditation. The parts on being mindful are incredibly helpful when dealing with cravings or emotional attachment to stuff. I have filled 3 kitchen garbage bags for the trash and put 3 boxes of items for a garage sale, or to give away."
"This is a very informative book about the degrees of clutter and hoarding and where you are at on that continuum."
"I was already on an eating habits changing program when I got this, so I was more interested in the organizing side, but I read the diet info anyway."
"easy to read useful info."
"great concept, makes so much sense!!!"
"Easy to follow good advice for the most part."
Best Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
By drawing attention to how recovery raises special issues for women - from questions about sexuality and relationships to essential topics such as powerlessness, spirituality, and trauma - A Woman's Way empowers women to take ownership of their recovery and to grow and flourish in sobriety. Among the many articles and books written by Dr. Covington are: * Women and Addiction: A Gender-Responsive Approach * Awakening Your Sexuality: A Guide for Recovering Women * Leaving the Enchanted Forest : The Path from Relationship. Addiction to Intimacy. The following curricula include training manuals for professionals and complementary materials for participants: * Helping Women Recover: A Program for Treating Addiction (with a special edition for the criminal justice system). * Beyond Trauma: A Healing Journey for Women * Voices: A Program of Self-Discovery and Empowerment for Girls * A Woman's Way through The Twelve Steps.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I liked that the author included real women's experiences because it made the book relatable to my current situation."
"This is a great alternative to the Big Book of AA."
"I knocked a star off because it has quite a lot of unspoken assumptions about what experiences are common to women."
"As a 12 Step meeting attendee I still have and use the first daily reader which was given to me...I read it daily!"
"If you or someone you care about is in early recovery or even if you are in recovery a long time and could use a refresher, this book is phenomenal."
"So far, I can see why this book is for women."
"Awesome book to help a woman understand the 12 steps."
"I have used this with a group in the past and this is the second time I have used it."
Best Twelve-Step Programs
Alcoholics Anonymous Big Book Trade Edition.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I didn't see that this added so much to the AA big book, although I've spoken to alcoholics that say otherwise."
"Got for my family member struggle with alcohol problems."
"A great book."
"saved my life and my eyes- BIG BIG BOOK."
"No problems, smooth transaction!"
""Just My Opinion" A must read if you want further your sobriety or searching for ways to live life on life's terms without the use alcohol and its chemical cousins."
"The biggest problem with this book is that the pages are not numbered like an AA book as well as the naming of the chapters."