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Dr. Phil hosted a show today and recommended the book “Healing the Addicted Brain” by Harold Urschel

This book is described as a breakthrough work that focuses on treating addiction as a biological disease.  The author Dr. Harold Urschel III, is a renowned physician who specializes in addiction treatment and psychiatry,and who is the Founder of the Urschel Recovery Science Institute and Chief Medical Strategist of Enterhealth.com in Dallas, TX.

Dr. Urschel starts with leading-edge thinking about brain science and neuronal chemistry, then integrates the latest anti-addiction medications and therapies, combined with unique, individualized psycho-social direction, stress management, coping skills, and even legal guidance, providing a comprehensive science-based program focused on the prevention of relapse.

The book “Healing the Addicted Brain” just came out in paperback and is for sale cheap on Ebay.

Kate Gosselin, the mother on the TV reality show, Jon & Kate plus 8, went on the Today Show today to promote her new book “Eight little faces”. She put on a brave face amid speculation of a cheating husband.

I looked on Ebay and they are selling signed copies of the book already.

Anyone who is a fan of this show will most likely enjoy this book. Here is the description from Ebay:

Kate Gosselin, whose children include a set of twins and sextuplets, presents this inspirational album of pictures and scripture, which is designed to be enjoyed by both parents and children. Featuring lots of fun photos of the adorable Gosselin brood, stars of a hit reality TV show, the book is also packed with Kate’s parenting wisdom and some of her favorite inspirational verses from the Bible.

The “Cook Yourself Thin” diet book is the hot new nutrition book with accompanying Lifetime TV show.

Back-to-back episodes will be aired at 5 and 5:30 p.m. Monday and May 8. Starting May 11, the show will air at its regular time of 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. The cookbook “Cook Yourself Thin: The Delicious Way to Drop a Dress Size,” by Lifetime Television (Voice, $19.99), was also recently released and features from the show, calorie guides and alternative ideas to high-calorie meals.

Ebay has a great selection of new and used diet books for sale.

Here is an excerpt from the Ebay book sales page:

Cook Yourself Thin is a healthy, delicious way to drop a dress size without all the gimmicks.

For some of us, losing weight has always been a struggle. The challenge: figuring out how to cook healthy, low-fat foods that won’t leave you hungry, bored, or running for a gallon of ice cream! Cook Yourself Thin shows how to cut calories, change diets, and improve health without sacrificing the foods we love.

Cook Yourself Thin is not a fad diet. It gives skinny alternatives to your cravings. You can’t live without your chocolate cake or mac ‘n’ cheese? You don’t have to! (See Very Chocolate Cake, page 200.) There’s never enough time to cook? Cook Yourself Thin keeps it simple–with easy instructions and fun recipes you’ll want to make again and again.

Here are some listings for the book: