Fast 800: Easy (Recipe Book) by Dr Clare Bailey; Michael Mosley

$35.00 AUD

Category: Health

NEW COMPANION RECIPE BOOK TO THE INTERNATIONAL NUMBER ONE BESTSELLERS FAST 800 AND FAST 800 RECIPE BOOK Following their bestselling Fast 800 Recipe Book, Dr Clare Bailey and Justine Pattison return with a fabulous new cookbook, featuring super-simple recipes to enable you to eat well with minimum prep time on your fasting days. All of the dishes in this book are based on the Mediterranean style of eating now proven to revolutionise your health, and many can be thrown together from freezer or store-cupboard staples. There are numerous vegetarian options, plus simple ways to expand meals for non-fast days or when you are eating with friends or family. With everything from salads and wraps to winter stews and curries, Fast 800 Easy will help you rustle up delicious, nutritious meals in minutes – food that tastes so good you won't feel the low calorie count. ‘The Fast 800 approach represents a new and highly effective way to help people lose weight and keep it off, fast and safely. I hope you enjoy these recipes as much as we do.’ Dr Michael Mosley ...Show more

Lilac Ladies by Jenny Hughes

$14.99 AUD

Category: Health

This is a moving story of the bind and joys of friendship. Charming illustrations and a playful text, tackle a difficult subject with care and compassion. It includes illustrations from Jonathan Bentley, illustrator of A Hare, A Hound and Shy Mousey Brown and Pink! The Iilac ladies - Nelly, Ida, Rose an d Maisie are as close as the 'prickles on a porcupine' and enjoy their golden years together. Nelly is their rock and pinnacle to much of their fun. However, the ladies must learn to love life without her. Jonathan Bentley's (A Hare, A Hound and Shy Mousey Brown, Pink!) charming illustrations capture the joys of friendship and Jenny Hughes' text lightens the mood of this difficult subject. ...Show more

Coming Together by Annette Baulch & Graeme Sudholz

$37.95 AUD

Category: Health

Anxious Mums by Jodi Richardson

$34.99 AUD

Category: Health

The challenge of anxiety never tests you more than when you become a mother. From conceiving, to pregnancy, to birth, and forever more, there are infinite reasons for your anxiety to be heightened. The impact on mothers isn't just the anxiety itself, it's the stop sign it seems to put up in front of you at almost every turn. Anxiety can stand in the way of living a rich, full and wonderful life, and from fulfilling your potential personally, professionally and as a mother. But this doesn't have to be your reality. Dr Jodi Richardson, co-author of the bestselling Anxious Kids, knows this because she lives with anxiety and is a wellbeing expert. Now, she wants to educate and inspire mothers to- recognise and understand your anxiety build the skills and a lifestyle to manage and minimise your symptoms develop thinking skills to manage unhelpful and worrying thoughts cultivate confidence to embrace change and uncertainty strengthen your ability and willingness to tolerate discomfort know and act by your values enrich relationships with your partner, friends and children understand emotional labour and manage your 'mental load' strive to fulfil personal and professional goals and ambitions raise emotionally intelligent children with skills for flourishing mental health Grounded in positive psychology, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Anxious Mums cuts through the science, giving mums the knowledge, tools, support and confidence to make a positive difference not just to their own mental health but to that of their whole family. ...Show more

Fake Medicine: Exposing the wellness quacks and cons costing us our health by Bradley McKay

$32.99 AUD

Category: Health

We all want to be healthy, live longer and avoid cancer, but too many of us are being scammed by sciencey-sounding crooks and nonsense marketing. Dr Brad McKay, GP and experienced Australian science communicator, has watched how misinformation and 'alternative facts' have come to permeate every facet of our lives, causing many of us to turn away from academic expertise and instead look to social media influencers and dodgy websites to guide our health choices. Fake Medicine looks at the danger of Wellness Warriors, conspiracy theories and vaccine deniers, supplements and fad diets, alternative practitioners and the power of positive thinking, and interrogates the marketing that leads consumers toward dubious products and practices. In the wash of celebrity influencers and miracle cures, this is the essential book to debunk the faux-science and scam marketing of the modern health landscape.   ...Show more

How to Endo - A Guide to Surviving and Thriving with Endometriosis by Bridget Hustwaite

$29.99 AUD

Category: Health

A vibrant, empowering guide to surviving and thriving with endometriosis, from triple j presenter and endometriosis advocate Bridget Hustwaite.  

Cruising Through Calamity by Bev Aisbett

$22.99 AUD

Category: Health

A book for anyone and everyone who finds themselves going through big change, hard times, bad luck or tough sh it. A book for right now, as it turns out. From Bev Aisbett, Australia's bestselling author with decades of experience helping people through anxiety, depression and panic attacks, Cruising Thr ough Calamity is a much-needed new book about helping people manage their emotions through big changes, hard times and big challenges. So whether you're struggling during the pandemic or navigating a personal crisis, if you're feeling anxious or overwhelmed and your emotions are getting the better of you, then this is the book you need right now to help you cruise through calamities, big and small. Written in Bev's clear, simple and straightforward style, using straight talk and humour to defuse, entertain, explain and inform, this is a most timely and topical book to help anyone feeling overwhelmed by uncertainty, difficult feelings and tough circumstances.   ...Show more

When We Become Strangers: How Loneliness Leaks into Our Lives, and What We Can Do about It by Maggie Hamilton

$32.99 AUD

Category: Health

We're more connected, yet lonelier than ever - practical ways to combat the alarming rise of loneliness by bestselling author and social researcher, Maggie Hamilton. Practical solutions to combat social isolation in our families and communities.  

The Time of Our Lives by Robert Dessaix

$26.99 AUD

Category: Health

At the height of his powers in this remarkable (and often witty) book, Robert Dessaix addresses these increasingly urgent questions in inimitable prose and comes up with some surprising answers. From Java to Hobart via Berlin, Dessaix invites us to eavesdrop on his intimate, no-nonsense conversations ab out ageing with friends and chance acquaintances. Reflecting on time, religion, painting, dancing and even grandchildren, Dessaix takes us on an enlivening journey across the landscape of growing older. Riffing on writers and thinkers from Plato to Eva Hoffman, he homes in on the crucial importance of a rich inner life. The Time of Our Lives is a wise and timely exploration of not just the challenges but also the many possibilities of old age. ...Show more

12WBT Low-Carb Solution by Michelle Bridges

$36.99 AUD

Category: Health

Michelle's extraordinarily successful 12WBT program has helped hundreds of thousands of Australians lose almost 2 million kilos over 10 years. 12WBT Low-carb Solution advocates an easy low-carb approach to healthy eating - comprising moderate protein, small amounts of good fat, and SMART carbs (low car bs, not no carbs) - with a focus on natural, unprocessed foods. This book contains:- 120 simple low-carb recipes- dietitian-approved meal plans - easy-to-follow exercises - general advice to help individuals reset their habits, lose weight and foster long-term good health. Above all, it contains a solution. It's perfect for those who are already familiar with 12WBT or for those who are interested in learning more about a program that has been tried, tested and loved by thousands of everyday Australians. ...Show more

Upturn: A Better Normal after COVID-19 by Tanya Plibersek (Editor)

$32.99 AUD

Category: Health

If you had asked most people a year ago, they would have told you there was no way that school children could shift overnight to online learning; that it was impossible for banks to offer mortgage holidays; impossible to double unemployment benefits; impossible to house rough sleepers or put a hold on e victions; impossible to offer wages subsidies and definitely impossible to get Australians to stay home from the beach and the pub.COVID-19 has resulted in changes none of us could have imagined, but what happens next? In this book, edited by Labor luminary Tanya Plibersek, a who's who of economic and social policy experts explore ways in which we can rebuild our society and economy in a strong, fair and environmentally sustainable way. The stellar line-up of contributors includes Ross Garnaut on investing in renewables for cheap energy, Sally McManus on industrial relations, Annabel Crabb on gender roles during the COVID crisis, Jenny Macklin on the new social security net, Tim Soutphommasane on race, June Oscar on keeping COVID-19 out of Indigenous communities and Peter Garrett on the environment. ...Show more

Complete Guide to Self-Care: Best Practices for a Healthier and Happier You by Kiki Ely

$24.99 AUD

Category: Health | Series: Everyday Wellbeing Ser.

Self-care is far from selfish. Learn lots of new mantras, tips, tricks, and crafts to help balance out all the moving parts in your life with The Complete Guide to Self-Care.