KNOW YOUR
LIBRARY!.......
WRITTEN FOR THE TAOS PUBLIC LIBRARY by Joanne Forman. May 2016
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TO YOUR HEALTH!
The coming of Spring creates a new
impulse for being healthy, looking forward to the increased activities of the
warm weather: walking, hiking, swimming—to name just some of the tamer things
people indulge in. So it’s time to pay attention!
As always, your Taos Public Library has
plenty of books to send you on your way to a healthy and (we hope!) happy
Spring and Summer. There are some 250 books in our library on this subject, so
whatever your need, you’ll find it here.
If you’ve become too much of a couch
potato over the winter, you probably couldn’t do better than consult THE
COMPLETE MANUAL OF FITNESS AND WELL BEING. Edited by Readers Digest. (613.7Com)
When I surveyed our catalog, the first
thing that caught my eye was ENDING BACK PAIN, by Jack Stern, MD. (617.564Ste.).
We bipeds, many (most?) of us notice, pay a big price for our upright
posture—and for many (again, most?) of us, it doesn’t get better as we grow
older. Back pain, injuries, can be terribly debilitating, and we need all the
help we can get! Reading a book may not solve your problem, but it’s a good
place to start.
Very many Taosenos suffer from various
allergies and/or sinus conditions, and, especially in the Spring, it can make
one really miserable. Help is at hand, with SINUS SURVIVAL: the holistic
medical treatment for allergies, asthma, bronchitis, colds and sinusitis by
Robert S. Ivker. (616l.2Ivk)
The days when one just accepted the word
of the (supposedly) godlike doctor are long gone, and your library has books
addressing controversial issues. There are troubling questions for many parents
about vaccinations, and there’s help: VACCINATION edited by Peggy O’Mara.
(614.47 Vac.)
Increasingly, as people live longer, the
middle generation feels squeezed between the problems of taking care of
kids—and of ageing parents. There’s help! TAKING CARE OF MOM AND DAD by Mike
Rust will help start you on your way. (362.6
R971t.)
THE DIRTY DOZEN: TOXIC CHEMICALS AND THE
EARTH’S FUTURE by Bruce Elliott (363.738 Joh.) will give you plenty of
information and insight about this controversial and often difficult topic.
Along these lines, there’s also CRITICAL
CONDITION: HOW HEALTH CARE IN AMERICA BECAME BIG BUSINESS AND BAD MEDICINE by
Donald L. Barlett and James B. Steele. (362.109Bar.)
If you’re bent out of shape by all this,
you might want to consult ANGER KILLS (616.1 Wil.) As you well know, we all get
angry at least sometimes—but it’s bad for the arteries.
A very troubling medical problem nowadays
is diabetes. Again, a book won’t solve the problem, but it can get one started.
Knowledge is power: TYPE 2 DIABETES by Marcia Roper. (616.462Rop.)
Everyone now knows the importance of diet,
and your library will not fail you. COOKING THE WHOLE FOODS WAY by Christina
Pirello will get you started. (641.563Pir)
More general on health: NEW CHOICES IN
NATURAL HEALING edited by Bill Gottlieb. (615.5) This is a new book, so look for it in the
new/current book section to the right as you enter the library.
Full of helpful information on all aspects
is THE COMPLETE HOME HEALTH ADVISOR by Rita Elkins. (616.024E43c.)
Have a subject you’d like covered in
future newsletters? Phone me at 751-1102.
June
newsletter: CUBA
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