Transforming Loss

Grief and loss affect almost every aspect of living—or having lived—with alcoholism. Members share how they have learned to acknowledge and accept these losses with the help of Al-Anon Family Groups. The stories shared here reflect the experience, strength, and hope of hundreds of members.

Don’t sign up for weight-loss surgery until you’ve read this guide! Between eating “healthy” and spending hours sweating in the gym, getting the scale to go down even a tiny bit takes loads of effort and patience. But imagine if you lost up to 70 percent of your excess weight in just one year. That’s the power of bariatric surgery. While there are some risks to the procedure, you can minimize these risks by taking the four simple steps outlined in this guide. With the right information, you’ll be able to lose the weight you’ve been struggling to put off once and for all.

In less than a second, Google can return more than a million search results for "diets for weight loss." Despite the plethora of options, none take into account the complexities of the human body and the hundreds of factors that determine an individual's weight. Dr. Sylvia Gonsahn-Bollie wanted to change that. CEO and lead physician of Embrace YOU Weight and Wellness, Dr. Gonsahn-Bollie saw a need for a comprehensive wellness plan that created a lasting lifestyle change-beginning in her own life.

At 44, acclaimed cardiologist Dr. John Day was overweight and suffered from insomnia, degenerative joint disease, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol. On six medications and suffering constant aches, he needed to make a change. While lecturing in China, he'd heard about a remote mountainous region known as Longevity Village, a wellness Shangri-La free of disease where living past 100 was not uncommon.

If you are feeling bewildered and lost in grief, this book is the companion you need. At some stage, everyone experiences grief. Whether you consciously experience it or not is a choice. In Conscious Grief, you’ll discover ideas on how to support yourself as you grieve through self-care practices, therapies, modern mourning, spiritual seeking, and navigating triggers that abound in the sensitive mourning state.

A ketogenic diet can be difficult to stick with once the two, three, or four weeks of a program are up. Lifestyle changes just aren't sustainable if you don't have the right support. This is where health and fitness expert Drew Manning comes in - with a solution that goes way beyond willpower. Complete Keto offers a total ketogenic lifestyle reset that's based on a deep understanding of the challenges in living keto, as well as the benefits it brings and the science that makes it work.

What you can expect from this challenge is a no-nonsense, common-sense approach to shaking off some of the dieting industry's BS and trying to remember what our bodies know. We'll look at common-sense ways to gradually and safely lose weight that honor our instincts, not go against them.

Are you caring for a loved one in hospice care or have you recently lost someone you love? Whether it’s an elderly parent or a terminally ill spouse or child, the passing of someone you love is a life-changing experience. It affects family, friends, as well as hospice team members who provide end-of-life care. The story of every life lived deserves to be shared with others. Letters to a Hospice Nurse is a celebration of life! This audiobook is a collection of 12 beautiful love letters.

This is a book about a nurse practitioner who returns to school at age 59 to earn her doctorate and at the same time, decides to become healthy and fit. Despite her overwhelming stress levels, weight gain, poor sleep, her busy study, and work schedule she slowly takes charge of her life and transforms it. Dr. Secor shares her journey and and how she was able to change her life at a time when most of her peers are contemplating retirement. She believes it is never too late to pursue your dreams and that age is just a number. This book will inspire you to change your life - today!

Embark on a life-altering journey towards a healthier and happier you. This audiobook is your ultimate companion, offering a comprehensive roadmap that empowers you to conquer the challenges of obesity, reshape your lifestyle, and set forth on a transformative path to lasting health and wellness. In a world where health is a cherished asset, battling obesity can feel like an uphill struggle. But fear not – "Win Over Obesity" is here to guide you every step of the way.

Journey of the Heart is the journal written by 17-year-old Katie after she lost her teenage brother to suicide. These private, raw, and unedited pages of her journal are a companion for anyone who has been impacted by suicide. This book shows them they are not alone and there is hope.

Intermittent fasting is a type of lifestyle change that many people have adopted recently. Many tend to confuse this “lifestyle option” with a diet. It is not exactly a diet that a person needs to follow, but rather a way of eating. Here, we will introduce you to intermittent fasting. We’ll consider what intermittent fasting really is, the different types of this “dietary” or “lifestyle” option that is available, how it works, and we will, of course, also consider the benefits and possible drawbacks.

¡Enhorabuena! ¡Si estás por aquí, es porque estás interesado en aprender cómo adelgazar rápido y transforma tu salud! Los estudios muestran que las dietas bajas en carbohidratos producen pérdida de peso y mejoran los marcadores de salud. Estas dietas han sido de uso común durante décadas y son recomendadas por muchos médicos. Lo mejor es que, por lo general, no es necesario contar calorías ni usar productos especiales; todo lo que necesita hacer es comer alimentos de verdad.

When it comes to losing weight and keeping it off, it's not really about the food. It's about everything else in your subconscious mind that triggers you to reach for food when you are not hungry or binge when already full. Hence, you can tip the scale in your favor by becoming more aware of underlying fears, concerns about interpersonal relationships, and various ways you protect your heart.

Whether you are trying to shed a few pounds to look better in your birthday suit, bathing suit, business suit, sweat suit, or lounging suit, your subconscious mind holds all the trump cards to win at losing weight. Until you get it fully on board, you are not playing the dieting game to your waistline's advantage.