RECOMMENDED SITES & PUBLICATIONS

Useful websites where you can get best info about Endocrine diseases and thyroid cancer:
www.thyroid.org
www.uptodate.com
www.thyroidtrials.org
www.thyca.org

The following is a list of useful books/websites that have guided my learning and philosophy:

On doctors and medicine

Angell, Marcia. The Truth about the Drug Companies : How They Deceive Us and What to Do about It. New York: Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2005.

Ryan, Cornelius, and Kathryn Morgan Ryan. A Private Battle.

Cassell, Eric J. Talking with Patients. Vol. 1.

Cassell, Eric J. Talking with Patients. Vol. 2.

Dossey, Larry. Meaning and Medicine : A Doctor's Tales of Breakthrough and Healing. New York: Broadway Books, 1997.

Dossey, M.D., Larry. Healing Words- The Power of Prayer and the Practice of Medicine.

Gawande, Atul. Complications : A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science. New york: Picador, 2003.

Groopman, Jerome. How Doctors Think. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2007.

Quick Reference to the Diagnostic Criteria from DSM-IV. New York: Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1994.

Older MD, Jules. Touching is Healing..

Remens Naomi, Kitchen table Wisdom.

Meditation/ and mindfulness based-stress reduction

Gunaratana, Bhante Henepola. Mindfulness in Plain English. Somerville: Wisdom Publishing, 2002.

Kabat-Zinn, Jon. Guided Mindfulness Meditation (Compact Discs). Louisville: Sounds True, 2005.

Kabat-Zinn, Jon, and Jon Kabat-Zinn. Mindful Meditation : Cultivating the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind. Riverside: Nightingale-Conant, 1995.

Kabat-Zinn, Jon. Full Catastrophe Living : Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness. New York: Broadway Books, 1996.

Kabat-Zinn, Jon. Wherever You Go, There You Are : Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life. New York: Hyperion P, 1995.

Kornfield, Jack. The Inner Art of Meditation. 

Lad, Vasant. Strands of Eternity.

LeShan, Lawrence. How to Meditate. 

Books or CDs by Pema Chodron

On healing after cancer or dealing with chronic illness

Boyd, Jeffrey H. Being Sick Well : Joyful Living Despite Chronic Illness. New York: Baker Books, 2005.

Burns MD, David D. Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy.

Siegal, M.D., Bernie S. Love, Medicine, and Miracles: Lessons Learned About Self-Healing from a Surgeon's Experience with Exceptional Patients.

Orloff, Judith, and Dean Ornish. Dr. Judith Orloff's Guide to Intuitive Healing. New York: Three Rivers Press, 2000.

Orloff, Judith. Second Sight. New York: Hachette Book Group USA, 1997.

Orloff, Judith, and Judith Orloff. Awakening Second Sight. Danbury: Sounds True, Incorporated, 1997.

On happiness

Ben-Shahar, Tal. Happier : Learn the Secrets to Daily Joy and Lasting Fulfillment. New York: McGraw-Hill Companies, The, 2007.

Cutler, Howard C. The Art of Happiness : A Handbook for Living. New York: Riverhead Books (Hardcover), 1998.

Gunaratana, Bhante Henepola. Eight Mindful Steps to Happiness. Somerville: Wisdom Publishing, 2001.

Salzberg, Sharon. Lovingkindness : The Revolutionary Art of Happiness. Minneapolis: Shambhala Publications, Incorporated, 1997.

On Women’s wellness

Stoppard, MD, Miriam. Woman's Body: A Manual for Life.

Moore, Donnica. Women's Health for Life.

On Men’s wellness

Moore, Robert, and Douglas Gillette. King, Warrior, Magician, Lover : Rediscovering the Archetypes of the Mature Masculine. New York: Harper San Francisco, 1992.

On sexuality/ intimacy for men and women who seek meaning in relationship

Gottman, John. The Seven Principles of Making Marriage Work. New York: Three Rivers Press, 2000.

Love, Patricia, and Jo Robinson. Hot Monogamy : Essential Steps to More Passionate, Intimate Lovemaking. New York: Tarcher, 1998.

McCarthy, Barry W., and Emily J. McCarthy. Rekindling Desire : A Step by Step Program to Help Low-Sex and No-Sex Marriages. New York: Brunner-Routledge, 2003.

Moore, Thomas. Care of the Soul : A Guide for Cultivating Depth and Sacredness in Everyday Life. New York: HarperCollins, 1994.

Moore, Thomas. Soul Mates : Honoring the Mysteries of Love and Relationship. New York: HarperPerennial, 1994.

Five Steps to Physical, Emotional, and Sexual Wellness. New York: Random House Group, 2000.

Spiritual development and consciousness

Chopra, Deepak, and Deepak Chopra. Creating Affluence : Wealth Consciousness in the Field of All Possibilities. Grand Rapids: Amber-Allen, Incorporated, 1993.

Chopra, Deepak, and Deepak Chopra. The Seven Spiritual Laws for Parents : Guiding Your Children to Success and Fulfillment. New York: RH Audio, 1997.

Chopra, Deepak, and Deepak Chopra. The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success : A Practical Guide to the Fulfillment of Your Dreams. Grand Rapids: Amber-Allen, Incorporated, 1994.

Chopra, Deepak. The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success : A Practical Guide to the Fulfillment of Your Dreams. Grand Rapids: Amber-Allen, Incorporated, 1994.

Chopra, Deepak. The Spontaneous Fulfillment of Desire : Harnessing the Infinite Power of Coincidence. New York: Harmony, 2003.

Mass, PH.D., Caroline. Anatomy of the Spirit.

Tolle, Eckhart. The Power of Now : A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment. Chicago: New World Library, 2004.

Ortner, Sherry B. Sherpas Through Their Rituals. New York: Cambridge UP, 1978.

Glassman, Bernard, Rick Fields, and Roshi Glassman. Instructions to the Cook : A Zen Master's Lessons in Living a Life That Matters. Danbury: Sounds True, Incorporated, 1997.

Saigyo. Mirror for the Moon

Hoffmann, Yoel. Radical Zen- The Sayings of Joshu.

Movie:  What the Bleep do we know: Down the rabbit Hole.

On Parenting/ Childrearing/ handling changes,  loss, death of loved ones

Caplan, Theresa, and Frank Caplan. The Early Childhood Years : The 2 to 6 Year Old.

Bennett, William J., Chester E. Finn, and John T. Cribb. The Educated Child : A Parents Guide from Preschool Through Eighth Grade. Upper Saddle River: Prentice Hall, 1999. New York: Bantam, 1984.

Armstrong, Thomas. The Radiant Child. New York: Quest Books, 1985.

Clark, Lynn. The Time-Out Solution : A Parent's Guide for Handling Everyday Behavior Problems. New York: McGraw-Hill/Contemporary, 1989.

Coburn, Karen L. Letting Go : A Parent's Guide to Understanding the College Years. New York: HarperCollins, 1997.

Danesi, Marcel. Cool : The Signs and Meanings of Adolescence. New York: University of Toronto P, 1994.

Gottman, John M., Joan DeClaire, and Daniel P. Goleman. Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child : The Heart of Parenting. Upper Saddle River: Prentice Hall, 1998.

Faber, Adele, and Elaine Mazlish. How to Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk. New York: Avon Books, 1998.

Fassler, David G., and Lynne S. Dumas. Help Me, I'm Sad : Recognizing, Treating and Preventing Childhood and Adolescent Depression. New York: Penguin Group Australia, 1919.

Hotchner, Tracy. Pregnancy & Childbirth

Seligman, Martin E., Karen Reivich, and Lisa Jaycox. The Optimistic Child : Proven Program to Safeguard Children from Depression and Build Lifelong Resistance. New York: HarperCollins, 1996.

Parents' Guide to Raising a Gifted Child : Recognizing and Developing Your Child's Potential from Preschool to Adolescence. New York: Random House Group.

Phelan, Thomas W. Surviving Your Adolescents : How to Manage and Let Go of Your 13 to 18 Year Olds. Danbury: ParentMagic, Incorporated, 2003.

Pickhardt, Carl E. Keys to Developing Your Child's Self-Esteem. Danbury: Barron's Educational Series, Incorporated, 2000.

Vinton, Elizabeth C. How to Set Limits. New York: McGraw-Hill Companies, The, 1997.

Wright, Mama Ruth. Old Fashioned Baby Care.

Shalov, Jeanette. You Can Say No to Your Teenager : And Other Strategies for Effective Parenting in the 1990's. New York: Addison-Wesley Longman, Incorporated, 1992. 

Warner, Judith. Perfect Madness : Motherhood in the Age of Anxiety. New York: Riverhead Trade (Paperbacks), 2006.

White, Burton L. The First Three Years of Life. New York: Prentice Hall Books, 1990.

The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding.

On Death and dying

Albom, Mitch. Tuesdays with Morrie : An Old Man, a Young Man and Life's Greatest Lesson. New York: Broadway Books, 1998.

Kubler-Ross, Elisabeth. On Death and Dying. Boston: Macmillan Company, Incorporated, 1970.

Miller, Sukie, and Doris Ober. Finding Hope When a Child Dies : What Other Cultures Can Teach Us. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1999.

Naome Remens.  Kitchen table Wisdom

Healthy Aging/ antiaging/vitamin D

Weil, Andrew. Eight weeks to Optimum Health. New York: Knopf, 1997

Weil, Andrew. Healthy Aging : A Lifelong Guide to Your Physical and Spiritual Well-Being. New York: Knopf, 2005.

Roizen, Michael F. Realage : Are You as Young as You Can Be? New York: HarperCollins, 2001.

Holick, Michael. The UV Advantage. Danbury: Ibooks, Incorporated, 2004.

www.realage.com

Personal/Psych development of Women/ healing childhood wounds

Kalsched, Donald. The Inner World of Trauma. London: Routledge, 1996.

Miller, Alice. Banished Knowledge: Facing Childhood Injuries.

Miller, Alice. The Drama of the Gifted Child : The Search for True Self. New York: Basic Books, 1994.

Woodman, Marion. The Pregnant Virgin : A Process of Psychological Transformation. New York: Inner City Books, 1985.

Whitfield, MD, Charles L. Healing the Child Within.

Asper, Kathrin. The Abandoned Child Within : On Losing and Regaining Self-Worth. Trans. Sharon E. Rooks. Grand Rapids: Fromm International Corporation, 1993.

Bowlby, John. The Making and Breaking of Affectional Bonds. New York: Routledge, 1979.

Jung, C G. Aspects of the Feminine.

Jung, C G. Four Archetypes.

Duerk, Judith. I Sit Listening to the Wind: Woman's Encounters Within Herslef.

Duerk, Judith. Woman's Journey to Herself.

Estes, Clarissa P. Women Who Run with the Wolves. New York: Ballantine Books, 2003.

Estes, Clarissa P. Women Who Run with the Wolves. Danbury: Sounds True, Incorporated, 1994.

Yoga/meditation/the chakras

Anodea, Judith. Eastern Body, Western Mind : Psychology and the Chakra System As a Path to the Self. New York: Celestial Arts, 2004.

Dechanet, O.S.O., J.M. Yoga in Ten Lessons.

Kripalu yoga:  www.kripalu.org 
866.200.5203
Seth, Suman. Practical Yoga. IBH.

Yogananda, Paramhansa. Autobiography of a Yogi. New York: Self-Realization Fellowship, 1993.

Vithaldas, Yogi. The Yoga System of Health and Relief from Tension.

Menopausal Recommendations

Christiane Northrup
www.drnorthrup.com
‘Wisdom of menopause’
‘The secret pleasures of menopause’

from Saida Desilets
www.thedesiletsmethod.com  (Tao of enr ‘chi, and Emergence of the sensual woman)