Take Charge of Bipolar Disorder: A 4-Step Plan for You and Your Loved Ones to Manage the Illness and Create Lasting Stability
Author: Julie A Fast
Many people diagnosed with bipolar disorder are sent home with the name of a doctor and prescription drugs. But few are able to manage their often out-of-control emotions with medication alone. Written by Julie A. Fast, who was diagnosed with bipolar disorder at age thirty-one, and bipolar disorder specialist John Preston, PsyD, Take Charge of Bipolar Disorder offers a unique, personalized approach that teaches people with bipolar disorder and their loved ones to manage the illness and achieve daily stability. Fast and Preston's groundbreaking program combines medication and supplements, lifestyle changes, behavior modifications, and other indispensable management tools.
Readers will learn how to:
- Understand the behaviors caused by bipolar disorder
- Work with their doctors to find the right medications
- Develop a bipolar-friendly diet and exercise program
- Recognize the triggers and signs of major bipolar disorder symptoms to stop the mood swings before they go too far.
The Athlete's Guide to Yoga: An Integrated Approach to Strength, Flexibility, and Focus
Author: Sage Rountre
Yoga makes good athletes better. This time-honored discipline will bring you flexibility, balance, and wholebody strength, leading to better form, efficiency, and power in your sport. Yoga's emphasis on concentration and breath awareness also improves focus and mental endurance, giving you a true advantage at the end of a long race or training session.
The Athlete's Guide to Yoga features hundreds of color photographs of more than 100 poses that address your areas of overuse and inflexibility. Sage Rountree's thoughtful instruction shows simple solutions for challenging poses so that you can realize yoga's proven benefits right from the start.
Rountree makes it easy to incorporate yoga into regular training. She provides sample training plans designed for specific sports and tailors yoga routines to your existing training plan. Take just 10 minutes following a long run, do 30 minutes of stretching and relaxation a few times each week, or work in an hour-long strength workout as part of your weekly regimen. Round out any session with one of the stretching sequences targeting your common problem areas. With each pose, you will begin to feel your tightest joints opening up and your weaker muscles coming into balance. Let yoga restore your body and mind for better overall fitness and performance.
About the Author:
Sage Rountree is a Registered Yoga Teacher and holds coaching certifications from USA Triathlon and USA Cycling
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