Secondhand Health Books

Here's the perfect synopsis of Robbins Pathological Basis of Disease, 6th Edition3/4by the same authors. This pocketsize manual presents the essentials of the material found in the parent book in...

A comprehensive guide for anyone who wants to achieve or maintain fitness. Written in a personal style, it explores how to maximise your fitness level by eating effectively. There is...

Pregnancy is a uniquely intimate relationship between two people. All of us luxuriate in this relationship once, and half of us are lucky enough to be able to do it...

A fierce, honest, elegant and often hilarious debunking of the great fallacies that drive modern medicine. By the award-winning author of The Way We Die Now. Seamus O'Mahony writes about...

One in five people is affected by IBS and yet it is often dismissed by the medical profession as a condition they can do little to help with, plus there...

Written for those who are affected by the addiction of a loved one, this book sets out the complex realities of dependency by looking at how addiction can become the...

Josie Gibson lost over 5 stone in 6 months, going from a size 20 to a 10. She cut out sugar and processed food and created a healthy diet that...

'The most honest, most revealing - and funniest - exploration of male mental health I have ever read' Adam Kay'Matt Rudd may have written the most important book in a...

Abandoning nappies is a major developmental milestone but toilet training cannot be forced or hurried, especially if a child is not ready. This book will help you decide the right...

James Wong is back, putting his ethnobotanical expertise to use once again, with over 100 new, natural, cheap and easy remedies, showing you and those around you how to have...

Join the revolution! From the fitness and nutrition guru who transformed the diets of Beyonce, Jay-Z and Pharrell Williams comes practical advice and tools for switching to a plant-based lifestyle....

Nutritionist and intuitive eating counsellor Niamh Orbinski shows us how to leave dieting behind and rebuild a healthier, more sustainable relationship with food. Diets don't work. Over 95% of people...

YOGA, MEET LIFE. Sometimes an hour-long yoga class is the only chance we get to connect meaningfully with our bodies and our minds during an otherwise hectic week. For a...

FROM AWARD-WINNING SCIENCE JOURNALIST DR MICHAEL MOSLEY: THE STORY OF COVID-19, THE GREATEST PUBLIC HEALTH THREAT OF OUR TIME... This book charts the trajectory of a novel virus, from its...

This introduction explains the history and the theory behind Pilates, now one of the most popular exercise classes in gyms throughout the UK. Highly rated by celebrities, professional dancers, sportspeople...

The seminal, ground-breaking and controversial feminist text on the menopause, revised and updatedWhen The Change was published in 1991, 'menopause' was a word of fear. Then, as now, expensive magazines...

A book for the menopause years and beyond. Authors Paula Mee and Kate O'Brien had a lot of questions when they reached menopause. While doctors were matter-of-fact and friends had...

According to recent figures, back pain has now reached epidemic proportions with millions of people across the globe experiencing severe muscular pain every year - in fact, over 4 million...

Carol Vorderman and detox guru Ko Chohan are back with a fully revised and updated edition of the No.1 bestselling book Detox for Life.With several brand new recipes to try...

More than 59 million Americans suffer from a thyroid condition, which can severely hinder metabolism and stand in the way of weight loss. The Thyroid Diet Plan can help you...

The message is simple: excellent food is available at affordable prices. You just have to know what you're looking for - and where to find it.Shrewd Food is the definitive...

A beautiful and brave book - Emma GannonEveryone should read this book - ModelTypeFaceA thoughtful, honest and articulate voice - The ObserverWitty - The SunPacked full of honesty and insight...

10 Years Younger, launched in April 2004, was the first lifestyle series on British television to feature cosmetic surgery. Since then, increased acceptability, availability and affordability have prompted a massive...

The Five Two diet method, in which dieters fast for two days and eat normally for the other five, took the world by storm and has blown a breath of...

The 2-Day Diet is the original, clinically proven intermittent diet to get you slim and healthy. Unlike other 5:2 diets, there's no calorie counting, fasting or skipping meals. To reach...

Most men want to flatten their stomachs - and here's how to do it, from the people who really know. "The Abs Diet" is a three-pronged attack on the abs...

FOOD IS BETTER MEDICINE THAN DRUGS is an important and potentially controversial book from top nutritionist Patrick Holford and leading health journalist Jerome Burne. Brilliantly researched and based on solid...

'Mind Body Bowl is the perfect balance. The recipes are simple, delicious and something you will want to eat every day. It will become your go-to recipe book' Madeleine Shaw...

Meditation offers a way to overcome life's pressures and expereine inner peace no matter what the circumstances. It has transformed the lives of millions suffering from anxiety, body tension, fatigue,...

With more than 180 low-carb recipes, beautiful photographs, meal plans and an explanation of the Atkins diet and how to follow it effectively, this is the must-have book for all...

Produced in response to requests from readers, this volume offers further recipe ideas to help with the detox experience. Carol Vorderman and nutritionalist Anita Bean have developed 100 more recipes...

'A guide to counteract medical misogyny' New Scientist'The world's most famous - and outspoken - gynaecologist' GuardianIn The Menopause Manifesto internationally renowned, New York Times bestselling author Dr Jen Gunter...

An essential guide for all teenagers experiencing stress and burnoutDoes any of this sound like you? - Lacking in energy and feeling that your life has lost its sparkle- Feeling...

From the doctor whose expertise brought us the bestselling Eat Right 4 Your Type - the ground-breaking lifestyle diet book on the connection between blood type and diet - comes...

An up-to-date summary of preventive medicine, diagnosis, treatment, and future diseases and human potential. The main body of the book - an A-Z of medicine - is clearly subdivided for...

This is an A-Z reference guide to over 5000 medical terms including symptoms, diseases, drugs and treatments. Since the appearance of the first edition in 1990, significant developments have occured...

If you have trouble concentrating, coming up with ideas or thinking clearly, eating more of the brain-activity-enhancing foods in this book can help. Featured in this book are the key...

This A-Z guide has 546 entries, a glossary of 762 medical terms, and a major section of medical references on child health matters. It provides parents and others with guidance...

See isbn 9780754835035 for updated new edition 2022. A fully illustrated, quick reference guide to preventing and dealing with accidents includes detailed step-by-step first aid instructions for accidents both in...

If you are one of the many women who are 'apple shaped' or fat around the middle, then you have probably tried everything from fad diets to 'bums and tums'...

Eat yourself calm with this informative guide to eating right and de-stressing. Have you ever considered that what you eat might be affecting the way you feel? If you often...