'Invaluable' - WATERSTONES BEST SPORTS BOOKS OF 2022 'Amazing, really incredibly inspiring book' Joe Wicks on Born to Run Born to Run's Chris McDougall and long-time running coach Eric Orton show us how to join the global barefoot running movement and explore the world on our own two feet. Born to Run 2: The Ultimate Training Guide teaches every runner, new or experienced, how to master humankind's first true superpower and tap into hidden reserves of strength and stamina. With chapters dedicated to the Free Seven - Food, Fitness, Form, Focus, Footwear, Fun and Family - we learn exactly how to change our biomechanics, clean up our diets, heal our injuries, adapt to healthier footwear, and prepare for our dream challenge. Packed with advice and inspiring stories from runners who have made the transition, it includes: - A rock-solid food primer on optimum diet and power-packed On the Run recipes - Techniques for running with dogs and baby buggies to help you run with the whole family - 'Perfect Form' exercises that will overhaul your stride in less than ten minutes - A 90-Day Run Free Programme, designed to give everything you need to run faster and farther, forever.

More sexy fun from "Cosmo," in the same fabulous format you loved in "Cosmo's Steamy Sex Games." This naughty spin on the classic Truth or Dare game features 120 enticing cards in a box; you and your sweetie simply take turns picking from the deck and choosing a spicy "Truth" or an edgy "Dare." Truth: What is the strangest thing that has ever turned you on?
Dare: Lick your lips in the steamiest way possible. Truth: On a scale of one to ten, rate your bedroom skills. Tell me the reason for that score.
Dare: I'm going to draw a tiny x somewhere on my body. Your job is to kiss me all over until you find it. Truth: Pretend you're a critic and give me a review of my performance the last time we were in bed.
Dare: Pick a spot on my body that isn't usually considered sexual-elbows, knees, ankle-and lavish it with kisses until I'm turned on. Whichever one you choose...the results will be sizzling HOT Do you dare to play?

'Essential reading, not just for anyone struggling with mental illness, but for anyone who knows someone who needs support. That's all of us' Daisy Buchanan, author of How to Be a Grown-Up'An essential, wondrous WOW of a book' Sarah Knight, New York Times bestselling author of The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F**k It doesn't matter that you've lived in the shadows, that you've slept through years of your life, that you've done things you're shamed to admit even to yourself. It doesn't matter that you're an anxious mess with a shouty monster brain that keeps you from conforming to society's definition of normal. How to Come Alive Again is a relatable, honest, joyous and above all practical guide for anyone who has a mental illness - or anyone who knows and loves someone who does. Beth McColl shares what's worked for her and what hasn't, and what she wishes she'd known from the start: from advice on how get through a bad day to the truth about medication and what to expect from a partner. Here are the basics for mending your life, accepting yourself, and learning to live again.

Simple, Safe, and Effective Herbal Remedies for Women

For centuries women have turned to herbs to cope with a wide variety of health problems and conditions. Comprehensive and easy-to-use, Herbal Healing for Women explains how to create remedies -- including teas, tinctures, salves, and ointments -- for the common disorders that arise in the different cycles of a woman's life. Covering adolescence, childbearing years, pregnancy and childbirth, and menopause, Rosemary Gladstar teaches how herbs can be used to treat the symptoms of conditions such as acne, PMS, morning sickness, and hot flashes. A complete women's health-care manual, Herbal Healing for Women discusses:

* common disorders and the herbs that are effective for treating them;
* how to select and store herbs;
* preparation of hundreds of herbal remedies;
* an alphabetical listing of herbs, including a brief description of the herb, the general medicinal usage, and when necessary, warnings about potential side effects.

By explaining the properties of specific herbs and the art of preparation, Rosemary Gladstar demonstrates not only how to achieve healing through herbs but good health as well.

Meer as ’n honderd jaar na die laaste skote in die Anglo-Boereoorlog geklap het, word genl. Christiaan de Wet steeds bewonder as onverbiddelike bittereinder, die held wat tot die einde toe volhard het. Sy jonger broer, Piet, word onthou as die joiner. In Broedertwis probeer Albert Blake verstaan waarom hulle lynreg in stryd met mekaar gekom het. Wie was reg? Christiaan, wat ten alle koste die vryheidstryd wou voer, of Piet, wat ’n einde aan die smart en lyding van die oorlog wou bring?

'Every time I speak to someone and hear about their experiences, it leaves me with a sense of running's incredible power to help people overcome pretty much anything.' Each day, millions of people around the world put on their trainers and try to deal with their personal demons and life challenges by going for a run. And, increasingly, they do it knowing that they are not alone: a growing and often virtual community is right there running alongside them. We are all, in some sense, running for our lives. Rachel Ann Cullen's first book, Running for My Life, described her own marathon journey through depression, bipolar disorder and body dysmorphia, and her revelatory discovery that running could transform her physical and mental wellbeing. After hearing from people who had read about her experiences, Rachel wanted to tell some stories of other runners from all around the world - ordinary people living with mental health struggles, grief, cancer and other unavoidable life events who have relied on running to get them through their worst days and to keep going. Running for Our Lives shares moving accounts of hope and resilience; it demonstrates the power of running to help us all overcome adversity, and is a lesson for us all in learning not only how to survive life's challenges, but to thrive.

'I have huge respect for Kate. A forensic journalist and menopause warrior.' Davina McCall An eye-opening, no-holds-barred guide to the perimenopause and menopause written by campaigner, journalist and documentary-maker Kate Muir. Everything You Need to Know About the Menopause (and were too afraid to ask) is the thinking woman's guide to the menopause, bringing you answers to all those questions that have been hidden behind a veneer of misplaced shame, bad science and centuries of patriarchy. * What's the perimenopause and when will it strike? (It's sooner than you think) * What's happening to my body - and my mind? * Why can't I stop thinking about sex in perimenopause? * How do I get my sex drive back after menopause? * How do I look after my body and brain when my hormones disappear? Muir draws on interviews with the leading medical experts in the field, interlaced with her own tumultuous journey through the menopause and the personal stories of women from all walks of life, sharing their varied experiences and hard-earned wisdom. Muir also questions why the current medical establishment is getting the menopause so wrong, as she debunks the myths that surround hormone replacement therapy and exposes the sloppy science and hysterical headlines that have had a negative impact on women's health for the last twenty years. It's essential that we understand the biology of our own bodies during this critical period that will define the latter half of our lives. With the help of a panel of doctors, scientists and health experts, Muir unpacks the science behind hormones and ageing, and takes a close look at the different options available for treating both body and mind during the profound changes that take us into midlife and beyond. What she discovers is that both symptoms and treatment are far more extensive and diverse than we might expect. The menopause is the whole package, and the treatment needs to be too, with impacts as wide ranging as preventing Alzheimer's, boosting sex drive and protecting mental health. This ground-breaking guide is a social, cultural and scientific exploration into a criminally overlooked and under-discussed phenomenon that will affect one billion of us by 2025. And it is a manifesto for change, calling for equality in healthcare and an entirely new approach to women's health.

Van 2006 tot 2011 het dr. Dawie van Velden honderde lesers se mediese vrae in Huisgenoot beantwoord. Die dokter as vennoot is 'n versameling van dr. Dawie se reguit, eenvoudige antwoorde. Beroerte, bloeddruk, aknee en seksuele disfunksie is van die algemene mediese toestande wat dr. Dawie bespreek, maar seldsame siektes soos Kawasaki-sindroom en Huntington se siekte word ook in alledaagse Afrikaans verduidelik. Dr. Dawie van Velden glo dat die dokter daar is om die publiek te help. Dit is waarom hy jare van sy tyd gewy het aan mense se navrae aan Huisgenoot oor hulle gesondheid, hulle lewens en hulle vrese. Met die boek op jou koffietafel bly een van die gewildste huisdokters in Suid-Afrika jou gesondheidsvennoot. Dr. Dawie van Velden praktiseer in Pietersburg en Sabie waarna hy aansluit by die UOVS as Direkteur van die Studentegesondheidsdiens. In 1984 word hy aangestel as senior lektor aan die Universiteit van Stellenbosch waar hy die Departement Huisartskunde vestig tot en met sy aftrede in 2003. Hy ontwikkel ’n belangstelling in sportgeneeskunde en holistiese gesondheidsorg en is betrokke by navorsing oor die gesondheidsvoordele van matige wynverbruik en die Mediterreense dieet.

"Dr Kaye is the mate who's always got your back, she knows her stuff and tells you exactly how it is" SARA COX The complete one-stop guide to the perimenopause and menopause, by Dr Philippa Kaye, with a foreword by Vanessa Feltz Menopause is the last taboo. But it does not have to mean the end of your libido, of sex, of work, or of feeling like who you used to be. With modern treatments and evidence-based knowledge, no woman need suffer or "just about" manage. You are still who you are - let's celebrate that. Let's get informed and get empowered to make our own choices about our symptoms, our treatments, our minds and our bodies. The M Word covers everything from understanding symptoms to managing relationships to which treatments really work. Discussing HRT as well as self-help and lifestyle tips, this fully updated edition of the bestselling book will be your companion through the years before, during and after the menopause. Topics covered include: Hot flushes and other physical symptoms Psychological symptoms Sex, libido and contraception HRT and other treatments Lifestyle changes Health after the menopause And much more! Written in a positive, uplifting and light-hearted style, with plenty of quotes from real women, this book shows you how to not just survive, but thrive through the menopause, letting you remain you.

'A true masterpiece.' TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT 'Simply beautiful.' STEPHEN MOSS 'Quietly courageous.' PATRICK BARKHAM 'Lyrical, wholehearted and wise.' LEE SCHOFIELD 'A knockout. I loved it.' MELISSA HARRISON 'Honest, raw and moving.' SOPHIE PAVELLE 'An extraordinary book by an extraordinary author.' CHRIS JONES 'A book of wit, wonder and of wisdom.' NICK ACHESON 'Beautiful.' NICOLA CHESTER - A visit to the rapid where she lost a cherished friend unexpectedly reignites Amy-Jane Beer’s love of rivers setting her on a journey of natural, cultural and emotional discovery. On New Year’s Day 2012, Amy-Jane Beer’s beloved friend Kate set out with a group of others to kayak the River Rawthey in Cumbria. Kate never came home, and her death left her devoted family and friends bereft and unmoored. Returning to visit the Rawthey years later, Amy realises how much she misses the connection to the natural world she always felt when on or close to rivers, and so begins a new phase of exploration. The Flow is a book about water, and, like water, it meanders, cascades and percolates through many lives, landscapes and stories. From West Country torrents to Levels and Fens, rocky Welsh canyons, the salmon highways of Scotland and the chalk rivers of the Yorkshire Wolds, Amy-Jane follows springs, streams and rivers to explore tributary themes of wildness and wonder, loss and healing, mythology and history, cyclicity and transformation. Threading together places and voices from across Britain, The Flow is a profound, immersive exploration of our personal and ecological place in nature.

Transform your love-making into erotic ecstasy with this fully illustrated book that unlocks the secrets of the Kama Sutra - the most ancient, renowned and explicit guide to sexual pleasure. `Pleasures are as necessary for the well-being of the body as food.' Kama Sutra `The Modern Kama Sutra' opens up a new and exotic world of sexual pleasure that will change your sex life for ever. Inspired by the ancient text of the Kama Sutra, this fully illustrated book offers over 40 easy-to-follow explicit positions (try positions such as 'Splitting the Bamboo', ' The Congress of the Cow', 'Yab Yum' and the 'Canopy of Stars'), step-by step instructions and practical tips and 200 stunning colour photographs that guarantee to enhance your erotic pleasure and improve your sexual technique. `The Modern Kama Sutra' is for the modern couple, catering for both experienced lovers and for those wanting to experiment. You will learn how to heighten your awareness of your own and your partner's bodies, and achieve an emotional intimacy and sexual intensity never before experienced. * Why not try fast sex sequences for instant pleasure - use all kinds of locations, from the kitchen table and bathroom shower to the living room sofa and even the office floor! * Learn how massage and intimate touching can enhance your sexual desire. Discover how to indulge the body and the senses with separate chapters on seduction, foreplay and oral sex.

Common sense truths to prevention and reversal of disease, weight loss and anti-ageing with benefits of age reversal Discover the foods linked to modern disease and accelerated ageing. Avoid these 3 common habits that make you sick. 90% of people are unaware of the number one practice that is essential to good health. Freda brings information and awareness revealing how sickness is not a mystery as some may think. The common chronic conditions of today do not just suddenly happen without a cause. Create your health is about going back to nature to discover how we can heal ourselves naturally through observing the natural laws of nature and in doing so we are able to create optimum health all the days of our life. The book also reveals how we can not only slow down the ageing process but also reverse age naturally.

Sister Lilian is a trusted midwife with extensive experience of pregnancy, birth and parenting. In this comprehensive guide she addresses the most important pregnancy, birth and parenting issues in her sensitive but sensible way.

Features:

• Step-by-step guide through every trimester of pregnancy
• Detailed nutrition and exercise plan
• How to deal with emotions in pregnancy
• How to cope with common skin, health and beauty issues during pregnancy
• What to do in case of serious illnesses and complications
• Father-to-be during pregnancy
• How to choose the best possible birthing alternative
• Natural pain relief methods during birth
• Getting to know your baby
• Baby and toddler nutrition and sleep
• Health basics for the whole family
• Homeopathic remedies
• Baby and toddler growth and development, and much more

Sister Lilian shares her wealth of knowledge in this comprehensive guide. Her workable, innovative approach will be invaluable to all parents.

Sinvolle, eenvoudige oplossings om jou én jou baba van ’n goeie nagrus te verseker deur gesonde slaapgewoontes te vorm.

Lees hier hoe jy dit doen deur:

• Realistiese verwagtings
• Gepaste sensoriese ervarings bedags
• Die regte slaapomgewing
• Die uitskakel van honger of mediese oorsake as jou baba snags wakker word
• Genoeg slaap bedags
• Goeie slaapasossiasies sodat jou baba op sy eie verder sal slaap as hy snags wakker word
• Oplossings vir skeidingsangs.

Benewens hierdie riglyne, bied Slaap, kindie, slaap! ’n kitsverwysingseksie waar desperate ouers vinnig oplossings vir ouderdomsverwante slaapkwessies sal vind.

Colourful and often amusing characters that influenced and were in turn influenced by the haemophilic author are revealed in this book exposing a life as other lives but with the addition of the challenge of chronic illness. History, both family and that more general, completes the autobiographical trilogy the previous two books "What Are Yer? Bleeder!" and "The Rest of Me Bleeding Life" began. If you're looking to read of sober normality among family, friends and the other haemophiliacs mentioned you will be disappointed as most mentioned here were real people at the same time wonderful and often deviant.