In this imaginative work of cultural and literary history, Diane Price Herndl examines the tensions found in literary representations of feminine illness. Using medical texts, art, and advertising as well as major works of fiction, Price Herndl argues that such representations were not "natural" but were instead ideologically motivated. While invalid women in American fiction sometimes upheld and sometimes challenged dominant social and medical practice,...

"While we often think of weight gain, anxiety, digestive trouble, and disease prevention as separate issues, these and other minor and chronic symptoms are actually the result of one root cause: a malfunction in the connection between the brain and the body. For the first time, America's most trusted women's health physician, Dr. Sara Gottfried, offers cutting-edge science and practical prescriptions to restore the critical signals between brain and...

"Lessons in strength, fitness, food, and attitude from the popular world champion skier and beauty icon--Olympic gold medalist Lindsey Vonn. Olympic Alpine skier Lindsey Vonn wants women to stop thinking about "losing weight fast," and instead focus on loving their bodies for what they are and what they can do. Lindsey is a small-town Minnesota girl at heart turned world-champion skier, but that didn't come without hard work. In Strong Is the New...