Tormenting Thoughts and Secret Rituals or Healthy Life Kitchen

Tormenting Thoughts and Secret Rituals: The Hidden Epidemic of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Author: Ian Osborn

Obsessive-compulsive disorder has been called the "hidden epidemic": only a very few of the many people who have it reveal their condition. Dr. Osborn discusses the various forms OCD takes andusing the most common focuses of obsession - presents detailed and dramatic cases whose objects are filth, harm, lust, and blasphemy. He explains how the disorder is currently diagnosed, and how it differs from addiction, worrying, and preoccupation. He summarizes the recent findings in the areas of brain biology, neuroimaging, and genetics that show OCD to be a distinct chemical disorder of the brain. He contrasts OCD with other "OCD spectrum disorders" such as anorexia nervosa and hairpulling, and he provides a historical overview that traces the development over the centuries of both behavior therapy and medications.

See also: The Samaritans Dilemma or The Prince

Healthy Life Kitchen

Author: Marilu Henner

If you're like most people, 70 percent of what's in your kitchen right now is unhealthy and has to go. Now the good news...there are healthy and tasty alternatives to everything in your refrigerator and pantry, and the transition is easier than you think.

When it comes to food, most of us go through a constant tug-of-war between the foods we love and the foods we feel we should be eating. But what if we didn't have to give up our favorite foods? What if we could take recipes from our childhood or our favorite cookbooks and find healthier ways to enjoy them?

Marilu Henner's Healthy Life Kitchen shows you a new way, a better way, to create a "health factory" in your home. Out go the red meat, dairy, and refined sugar products, and in come the freshest fruits, vegetables, grains, soy, seafood, poultry, and seasonings imaginable-and, in a few easy steps, you've created a Healthy Life you!

After inspiring legions of readers with Marilu Henner's Total Health Makeover and The 30-Day Total Health Makeover, Marilu presents the first cookbook in her bestselling series, introducing tantalizing dishes that fit perfectly into her life-changing health plan. Marilu has collected her best-loved recipes of the last twenty years and mixed in her distinctive warmth and humor. With pioneering health advice, helpful kitchen tips, and plenty of gusto, she serves up a magical array of hearty meals for your nourishment and pleasure.

Only Healthy Life Kitchen features:

• 175 delicious recipes, such as Blueberry Crunch Muffins, Savory Squash Soup, Thai Shrimp and Asparagus Salad, Upside-Down Garlic Chicken, Sierra Stew, Miso-Glazed Sea Bass, Coconut Sorbet, and Killer Brownies.
• A virtual tour of a health food store to help you select the healthiest brands and products.
• Secrets for steaming, boiling, poaching, grilling, roasting, baking.
• Easy-to-use conversion tables for modifying your favorite foods and recipes to achieve maximum health benefits.
• Helpful suggestions on what to cook for kids.
• Extensive lists of the harmful chemicals and preservatives in your food and under your sink, and the healthy alternatives to these kitchen hazards.
• 14 easy-to-make entrees using soy, America's fastest-growing food product, including EZ Sloppy Joes, Tofu Tacos, Hunter's Tofu, and Santa Fe Wrap.

Table of Contents:

	Acknowledgments
	Introduction
Ch. 1	Kitchen 101: Evaluating Your Kitchen	1
Ch. 2	Out with the Bad Stuff!	11
Ch. 3	In with the Good Stuff!	45
Ch. 4	Healthy Conversions	67
Ch. 5	Preparation, Cooking, and Presentation Methods	77
Ch. 6	What You Will or Will Not Find in These Recipes	87
Ch. 7	Recipes	99
	Appendix	319
	Glossary	327
	Additional Recipe Categories	332
	Index	339