Breathe Well, Be Well by Robert L Fried
A Program to Relieve Stress, Anxiety, Asthma, Hypertension, Migraine, and Other Disorders for Better Health Take a deep abdominal breath. That's the prescription from leading stress and anxiety treatment expert Robert Fried. This straightforward self-improvement guide shows you how to take advantage of several easy breathing techniques and exercises to effectively reduce stress--the most common health complaint in North America--as well as many other health problems. Dr. Fried presents simple breathing exercises anyone can do, any time--at your desk or in bed as you're dropping off to sleep. In this book, you'll receive expert advice on:* The Hows and Whys of Breathing--your lungs and the science of respiration.
* The Five-Day Program for Better Breathing and Relaxation--the connection between stress/relaxation and abdominal breathing.
* Nutrition and Breathing--foods that can actually improve your blood circulation.
* Specific Health Disorders--discover the link between breathing and asthma, migraines, hypertension, anxiety, and depression.
Stephen Fried is a bestselling author and award-winning journalist who now teaches at Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism as an adjunct professor. He is the author of Thing of Beauty: The Tragedy of Supermodel Gia, Appetite for America: Fred Harvey and the Business of Civilizing the Wild West--One Dinner at a Time (a New York Times bestseller included in the PBS documentary The Harvey Girls: Opportunity Bound), Bitter Pills: Inside the Dangerous World of Legal Medicines, The New Rabbi, and the article He's also a co-author, alongside Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy. A Shared Struggle: A Personal Journey Through the History and Future of Mental Illness and Addiction, written by Kennedy. Fried has written for Vanity Fair, GQ, The Washington Post Magazine, Rolling Stone, Glamour, and Philly magazine, and has won two National Magazine Awards. He and his wife, author Diane Ayres, live in Philadelphia.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780471324362 |
| ISBN 10 | 0471324361 |
| Title | Breathe Well, Be Well |
| Author | Robert L Fried |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Turner Publishing Company |
| Year published | 1999-04-01 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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