Health and Wellbeing Books

Achieve a healthy body, mental alertness, and inner serenity through the practice of hatha yoga. Introducing Yoga Your Home Practice Companion, an all-encompassing yoga guide combining step-by-step asanas, detailed illustrations, programmes, mindfulness techniques, diet advice, and recipes together, to achieve optimum health, wellness and mindfulness! In today's fast-paced world it's easy to lose the balance in our lives and the connection with our bodies. DK believes it's time to change that! This wonderful wellness book offers nurturing remedies to the stress and hustle of everyday life within a complete practice and lifestyle guide for students of all abilities. Product Information:  • ISBN:  9780241667064 • Author: Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centre • Publisher:  DK • Format:  Hardback • Pages:  256 • Dimensions: 24 x 2.2 x 20.2 cm

Aging has long been considered a normal process. We think disease, frailty, and gradual decline are inevitable parts of life. But they're not. Science today sees aging as a treatable disease. By addressing the root causes of aging we can not only increase our health span and live longer but prevent and reverse the diseases of aging - including heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and dementia. In Young Forever, Dr Mark Hyman challenges us to reimagine our biology, health, and the process of aging. To uncover the secrets to longevity, he explores the biological hallmarks of aging, its causes, and its consequences - then shows us how to overcome them with simple dietary, lifestyle, and emerging longevity strategies. Learn how to optimize your body's Key Longevity Switches, reduce inflammation and support the health of your immune system, exercise, sleep and de-stress for healthy aging. In addition to understanding how to eat your way to a long life, featuring Dr Hyman's Pegan Diet, including which supplements are right for you and where the research on aging is headed  Product Information:  • ISBN:  9781399716307 • Author:  Mark Hyman • Publisher:  Hodder & Stoughton • Format:  Paperback • Pages:  332 • Dimensions:  13.5 x 21.5 x 3.1 cm

Join the nation's favourite married couple and chart-topping podcast hosts, Abbey Clancy and Peter Crouch, as they discuss the realities of modern relationships in this hilarious and relatable guide. From the moment you swipe right or lock eyes across a crowded bar, you step onto a rollercoaster ride of dating, first kisses and romantic weekends away. Then before you know it, you're meeting the in-laws, moving in together and walking down the aisle. It's not all highs, there are lows too: you've got your other half's annoying habits to discover and you need to learn how to win every argument in pursuit of always being right. When kids come along, sexy text messages make way for school whatsapp groups and suddenly you have no time for one another. Life is a blur of nappies, sleepless nights and chauffeuring as your offspring embark on a more colourful social life than you could dream of. That first date might just be the start of a relationship that lasts for the rest of your life, so choose wisely. From hooking up to breaking up and getting together to staying together, join us as we navigate our way through the trials and tribulations of dating and relationships. Celebrating all that's good and bad about being in pursuit of love, we ask can you ever find you happy ever after?  Product Information:  • ISBN:  9781529918014 • Author: Abbey Clancy & Peter Crouch • Publisher: Ebury Spotlight • Format:  Hardback • Pages:  288 • Dimensions:  16.2 x 2.8 x 24 cm

Want to know how to attract the right relationships and deepen your connections? Then this is the book for you… Vex King, the Sunday Times bestselling author of Good Vibes, Good Life, is back with another practical and spiritual guide to deeper and more fulfilling love.  In a time where relationships are more complex than ever, Vex King discusses how we can find true connections, unconditional love, and lasting relationships. He uses three clear steps to help you understand the role you play within your connections, build meaningful relationships, and learn how to love authentically and unconditionally. Written with wisdom and truth, this game-changing book about love will change your life.  Product Information:  • ISBN:  9781529087840 • Author:  Vex King • Publisher:  Bluebird • Format:  Hardback • Pages:  336 • Dimensions:  13.5 x 21.6 cm

Want to sleep better, work better and feel better in yourself? Well, this guide will help create the best personal routine for you, using the science of the body clock… Nowadays, we increasingly push our daily routines into the night, carrying out work, exercise and our social lives long after dark. But we have forgotten that our bodies are governed by a 24-hour biological clock which guides us towards the best time to sleep, eat and think. Using personal studies, as well as insights from an international community of sleep scientists and biologists studying circadian rhythms, Professor Russell Foster illustrates the sur-prising effects the time of day can have on our health. Enjoy this fascinating and surprising journey through the science of our body clocks and understand how it can revolutionise your sleep and health today!  Product Information:  • ISBN:  9780241529317 • Author:  Russell Foster • Publisher:  Penguin Life • Format:  Paperback • Pages:  480 • Dimensions:  12.9 x 2.8 x 19.8 cm

Drawn to the power of crystals? Learn to harness their unique potential for wellbeing and inner harmony. Includes: • 48-page guidebook • 6 crystals in pouch: 1 x amethyst, 1 x rose quartz, 2 x amazonite, 2 x clear quartz Lose yourself in the illuminating guidebook and discover the stories and uses of over 40 powerful crystals. Learn which crystals can help you draw strength for emotional development, spiritual growth, mental clarity and more. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781488952098 • Author: Fiona Toy • Publisher: Hinkler • Format: Box Set • Pages: 48 • Dimensions: 26 x 23.2 x 3cm

Discover everything you need to begin your tarot journey today, with a 64-page guide and a pack of 78 full-size cards! Far more than mere ‘fortune telling’, the Tarot is an empowering tool for revelation and reflection. Learn the meanings of the major and minor arcana, their astrological and numerical significance, and the different ways to lay out a spread. Explore the future, find your path and answer your deepest questions…  Product Information:  • ISBN:  9781803680187 • Author:  Igloo Books • Publisher:  Bonnier Books Ltd • Format:  Box Set  • Pages:  64 • Dimensions:  15 x 20 x 3.8 cm

Rein in your anxiety with this simple guided journal. Worrying is human. Worry can help to keep us safe and warn us of potential dangers. But when worry becomes anxiety, and begins to get in the way of our everyday lives, we need strategies to overcome it. Written by a professional counsellor and full of ways to help you understand and take control of your anxiety, this book is the ideal guide to help you dial down that constant worry, tackle unhealthy thought patterns and build habits to help prevent anxiety from taking over. Full of guided exercises and spaces for self-reflection, as well as beautiful illustrations and inspiring quotes, it is perfect for the over-worriers everywhere.  Product Information:  • ISBN:  9781789295351 • Author:   Amy Birch • Publisher:  Michael O'Mara • Format:  Paperback • Pages:  128 • Dimensions:  14.7 x 1.2 x 19 cm

Packed with research and exercises that support you to build your strongest body - at home or in the gym. Is it time to lose weight, tone and sculpt, gain muscle and speed up your metabolism? This book gives you practical advice on how to do just that. It also gives you valuable insight into how nutrition and exercise can improve your health. In this book, author Austin Current takes readers through the science of strength training, weight loss, nutrition and overall health. This book includes full workout plans and over 100 individual exercises. You'll learn how your muscles engage at each stage, how to do movements with correct form and how to prevent injury, and shows you different variations for home and gym. This book is also packed with nutritional information and includes dietary advice for vegans and vegetarians. Product Information: • ISBN: 9780241559581 • Author: Austin Current • Publisher: DK • Format: Flexibound • Pages: 224 • Dimensions: 24 x 20.2 x 1.9 cm

Explore new movements and alleviate stiff joints with more than 100 exercises designed to keep you flexible, energized, and active for life. Pain and stiffness can create fear and uncertainty in our ability to move, affecting quality of life. Exercise has continuously proven to be beneficial against disease, yet people are becoming increasingly sedentary. More than a quarter of the world's population is insufficiently active and it's time we remove barriers to exercise and encourage movement exploration. The Science of Stretch is your guide to understanding the human body's resilient and adaptable nature and how stretching can play a role in achieving your highest well-being. Inside the pages of this book you'll learn about: the latest research on stretching, human anatomy and physiology, the nervous system and pain science, how to reduce injury risk with exercise, managing a lifestyle catered towards healthy aging, what happens to the body when we stretch, different types of stretching and how to implement them to best compliment your daily life or sporting activities and more! With a series of suggested stretch routines are outlined, each with a progressive increase in challenge and tailored to different abilities and fitness objectives-alongside the tools to create your own bespoke workouts. Every exercise is anatomized in detail to make movement easily understood using CGI artworks to show how each muscle is correctly activated and each joint aligned. Whether you're taking a walk around the park or running a marathon, Science of Stretch will help you stay flexible, keep active, and remove the uncertainty from stretching.  Product Information:  • ISBN:  9780241679289 • Author:  Dr Leada Dr Malek • Publisher:  DK • Format:  Hardback • Pages:  224 • Dimensions:  19.9 x 2 x 23.3 cm

In this comprehensive guide, best-selling author and crystal expert Philip Permutt reveals the amazing ability of crystals to heal and energize, with details of over 400 crystals and how they can help a huge range of common ailments and enhance every part of your life. With crystal remedies for more than 250 common ailments and a directory of over 400 crystals, as well as detailed explanations of the most effective healing methods, this book is the ultimate guide to healing with crystals. By drawing on the unique qualities of crystals, you can balance the energy fields around your body and home to bring wellbeing and gain health benefits.  Crystals can help soothe emotional problems such as anxiety, mood swings, and shyness, as well as physical symptoms such as migraines and allergies. Illustrated with color photographs, and supplemented with exercises to try, The Modern Guide to Crystal Healing is the ultimate practical reference from a highly respected healer and teacher. Product Information:  • ISBN:  9781800650091 • Author: Philip Permutt • Publisher: CICO Books • Format: Paperback •  Pages: 176 •  Dimensions: 19 x 2 x 23.5cm  

Delve into the human mind and understand the science behind how you and others think and act with this visual guide to applied psychology! Discover what makes you, you - the unique blend of nature and nurture that makes up your sense of who you are - and psychology’s role in relationships, sport, work, and education. Learn about a wide range of mental health conditions, including bipolar disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder. Alongside treatments, from cognitive behavioural therapy and psychoanalysis to group therapy and art therapy.  A fascinating read that will quickly hone your emotional intelligence and give you perceptive insights into both your own and other people's feelings and behaviour - perfect both for students and people new or interested in psychology!  Product Information: • ISBN: 9780241417843 • Author: Jo Hemmings • Publisher: DK • Format: Hardback • Pages: 256 • Dimensions: 24 x 20 x 2.5 cm

Discover how to use tarot cards to make sense of your past, present and future! With their symbolic pictures and meanings, tarot cards are a powerhouse of information that can help you to gain insight, wisdom, clarity, focus, positive energy and more in all parts of your life. Includes: • 48-page guide to tarot meanings and readings • 78-card tarot deck Learn how to use the 78-card tarot deck included to help change life for the better. Invest in yourself and you’ll be rewarded with amazing, the better. Invest in yourself and you’ll be rewarded with amazing feel-good results. Lay out the cards and reveal their secrets! Product Information: • ISBN: 9781801054508 • Author: Top That Publishing • Publisher: Top That Publishing • Format: Box Set • Pages: 48 • Dimensions: 25 x 17.2 x 2 cm

What if everything your heart desired was just a flick of a pen away? Whether you dream of securing the perfect job, having better health or finding love, writing down your manifestations may be the key to turning your aspirations into reality. Whether you’re a beginner or a more seasoned manifester, this book is the perfect space to write out your thoughts, goals and desires. The beautiful journal pages provide everything you need to start creating the life of your dreams or help you take the next step on your journey. You can also find a brief history of manifestation, step-by-step techniques and positive mantras to inspire you while you practise your art. Align yourself with the rhythm of the universe and achieve your goals by discovering these insights: What manifestation is, its main principles and the power it holds The history of manifestation, its origins and its popularity in present-day How to manifest and the positive impact it can have on your life A step-by-step approach to help you start and make progress on your manifestation journey!  Product Information:  • ISBN:  9781800078291 • Author:  Astrid Carvel • Publisher:  Summersdale • Format:  Paperback • Pages:  160 • Dimensions:  20.9 x 1.9 x 14.8 cm

This empowering book gives readers all the tools they need to improve their own mental health the Wiccan way, written by a qualified psychotherapist and practising Wiccan, Marie Bruce. Exploring topics such as life spirals, world views, depression, insomnia, grief, trauma, burn-out, relationships, happiness, achievement, goal-setting and so much more, this guide includes spells and rituals to help the reader take a more proactive approach to self-care. In addition to the benefits for mental health, Marie gives us her spells for pampering, such as beauty and bath rituals, meditations for relaxation and even dream incubation spells for additional self-care! Whether you're a practicing Wiccan or are curious how its practices can benefit your mental health, this book is a wonderful companion on your journey to health and happiness. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781398827738 • Author: Marie Bruce • Publisher: Arcturus • Format: Paperback • Pages: 256 • Dimensions: 23.4 x 2 x 15.2 cm

Solve the cycle of overwhelm and exhaustion, and empower yourself to create positive change. This interactive workbook from the experts behind the New York Times bestseller Burnout offers up the tools and tips to help get you there. We all want to achieve wellness. But wellness is not a state of mind or a state of being--it's a state of action. It's the freedom to oscillate through all the cycles of being human: from effort to rest, sleeping to waking, autonomy to connection. Burnout, on the other hand, happens when we get stuck. The Burnout Workbook will help you notice when you get stuck and show you how to get unstuck - inside you'll find: engaging questions, exercises to practise skills, visual guides, stories, quotes and more! Feel better, minimize stress, manage your emotions, and live a more joyful life. Whether or not you've read Burnout, this workbook will help you learn what true wellness can look like in your life.  Product Information:  • ISBN:  9781785044519 • Author:  Amelia Nagoski & Emily Nagoski • Publisher:  Vermilion • Format:  Paperback • Pages:  176 • Dimensions:   15.3 x 1.3 x 21.6 cm

Fill your life with peace and tranquillity with the help of this little book of practical advice, wise words and soothing meditations! Even in the rush of the busiest days, there is a way to press pause on life’s pressures and find a stillness within. Meditation is the key. Whether you’re completely new to the practice or just looking for a dose of further inspiration, this book will help you establish a long-lasting and soul-nourishing habit. Within these pages you will find a selection of simple yet effective tips to help you meditate with comfort, clarity and confidence, including advice on how to find the best times and places to meditate, useful exercises to help you manage and reduce stress and anxiety, mindful mantras to promote inner peace and progress on your spiritual journey, enriched with quotations from celebrated champions of these timeless techniques, this book is your pocket-sized guide to living more fully and freely in the present moment.  Product Information:  • ISBN:  9781837994175 • Author:  Summersdale Publishers • Publisher:  Summersdale Publishers • Format:  Paperback • Pages:  160 • Dimensions:  10.16 x 2.16 x 13.72 cm

Everyone can manifest. We're all doing it-every second of every day-without even realising it. For years, journalist and podcaster Jordanna would worry about things and they would come true. A broken foot, a cancelled flight, a tragic love story... the list went on. She soon realised that she wasn't just predicting the future, she was manifesting it. Until one day she changed the game. If she could manifest mishaps and disasters, why not the things she actually wanted? In this warm and witty book, Jordanna shares her personal experiences and struggles along with her fool proof equation for manifesting whatever you desire, from your dream job to a lasting relationship. Whether you're a matter-of-fact skeptic or a somewhat hippie yoga-lover, Make It Happen will empower you to take ownership of your life and create anything you want. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781922351463 • Author: Jordanna Levin • Publisher: Murdoch Books • Format: Paperback • Pages: 352 • Dimensions: 19.69 x 12.7 x 2.54 cm

Is a vegan diet healthier? Should I try going low-carb? Is it always a bad idea to skip a meal? Are superfoods all they're cracked up to be? Is fat still bad for you? Can I eat to improve my chances of conceiving? Science of Nutrition cuts through the noise of conflicting diet advice with clear answers backed up by the very latest research. Recognising that there is no one-size-fits-all when it comes to nutrition, this ground-breaking book has the answers to all your food-related questions, covering every conceivable topic - from gut bacteria to weight management, to heart health and immune support, to vegan diets and intermittent fasting, and everything in between. With an accessible Q&A approach and informative graphics, this nutrition book will debunk popular food myths and diets, redefine nutrition in the modern world, and enable you to make informed decisions that are best suited to you, about what, when, and how to eat. The book's easily digestible and evidence-based advice empowers you to explore the benefits and importance of nutrition, alongside the downright misleading when it comes to the world of food and diet, and to equip yourself with the knowledge and confidence to assess and enhance your approach to nutrition. Product Information: • ISBN: 9780241506462 • Author: Rhiannon Lambert • Publisher: DK • Format: Hardback • Pages: 224 • Dimensions: 26.3 x 22.1 x 2.4cm