Health audiobooks

A Short Guide to a Happy Life

By: Anna Quindlen

Narrated by: Anna Quindlen

Length: 51 minutes

Abridged: No

#1 New York Times bestselling author Anna Quindlen’s classic reflection on a meaningful life makes a perfect gift for any occasion.

“Life is made of moments, small pieces of silver amidst long stretches of tedium. It would be wonderful if they came to us unsummoned, but particularly in lives as busy as the ones most of us lead now, that won’t... Read more

Nutritional Tools for Diabetes

By: Julian Whitaker

Narrated by: Julian Whitaker

Length: 1 hour 11 minutes

Abridged: No

Although doctors are quick to prescribe medication to lower blood sugar, they often overlook the adverse side effects. While drugs may decrease blood sugar levels, they also increase the risk of heart disease, which is the cause of death for 75 percent of all diabetics. Dr. Julian Whitaker's experience over the past 25 years in treating... Read more

Healing and the Mind

By: Bill Moyers

Narrated by: Bill Moyers

Length: 5 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

In the best-selling companion volume to the PBS series, acclaimed television journalist Bill Moyers explores the fascinating, complex, powerful connection between mind and body in human health. Ancient medical science told us our minds and bodies are one. So did philosophers of old. Now, modern science and new research are helping us to... Read more

The Tae-Bo Way - Abridged

By: Billy Blanks

Narrated by: Billy Blanks

Length: 2 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Team up with the creator of Tae-Bo, the total body workout.  Strengthen your spirit, mind, and body!

Energizing and explosive, Tae-Bo is the hottest workout in America. It's fun. It's exciting. It's simple to learn. And best of all, it works! It's Tae-Bo: the future of fitness. And here's the book that teaches you the ultimate way to fitness for... Read more

Keep the Connection - Abridged

By: Bob Greene

Narrated by: Bob Greene

Length: 3 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: Yes

In Make the Connection, Bob Greene and Opra Winfrey told listeners how to lose weight and keep it off, using a combination of diet and moderate exercise.  Now, in Keep the Connection, Bob Greene tells us how to keep the momentum going.  The fitness expert who helped Oprah lose weight and get into shape shares his secrets for how to become even... Read more

Instant Emotional Healing - Abridged

By: George Pratt & Peter Lambrou

Narrated by: George Pratt & Peter Lambrou

Length: 5 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The revolutionary, highly effective technique that allows you to free yourself from emotional hang-ups—forever!

Does your fear of flying make travel with friends and family impossible? Are you having trouble coping with the loss of a loved one or forgiving yourself for a mistake you made long ago? For the millions of people who suffer from... Read more

Daughter of the Queen of Sheba - Abridged

By: Jacki Lyden

Narrated by: Jacki Lyden

Length: TBA

Abridged: Yes

As an adult, National Public Radio foreign correspondent Jacki Lyden has spent her life on the front lines of some of the world's most dangerous war zones. As a child, she lived in a war zone of a different kind. Her mother, Dolores, suffered from what is now called manic depression; but when Jacki was growing up in a small Midwestern town,... Read more

Awakening the Buddha Within - Abridged

By: Lama Surya Das

Narrated by: Lama Surya Das

Length: 3 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Lama Surya Das, the most highly trained American lama in the Tibetan tradition, presents the first comprehensive book of Western Buddhism for the modern-day spiritual seeker.

Buddhism offers a profound yet practical path to enlightenment.  In this loving and generous book, the American-born and Tibetan-trained Lama Surya Das offers at once a... Read more

Wasted - Abridged

By: Marya Hornbacher

Narrated by: Marya Hornbacher

Length: 5 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Precociously intelligent, imaginative, energetic, and ambitious, Marya Hornbacher grew up in a comfortable middle-class American home. At the age of five, she returned home from ballet class one day, put on a enormous sweater, curled up on her bed, and cried--because she thought she was fat. By age nine she was secretly bulimic, throwing up at... Read more

Ten Natural Remedies That Can Save Your Life - Abridged

By: Dr. James Balch

Narrated by: Dr. James Balch

Length: TBA

Abridged: Yes

Dr. James F. Balch's book Prescription for Nutritional Healing: A-to-Z Guide to Supplements established him as one of the most trusted authorities in the fields of alternative and homeopathic medicine.  Now, in a groundbreaking new volume that may well revolutionize the way Americans think about their health, his potentially life-saving wisdom... Read more

Slim Forever - For Women: Subliminal Self-Help - Abridged

By: Audio Activation

Narrated by: Audio Activation

Length: 59 minutes

Abridged: Yes

It's a scientific fact: subliminal persuasion works. Now you can lose weight anywhere, anytime–without dieting. Play SLIM FOREVER on your CD player as you dress in the morning, travel to work, or when you want to unwind. Just listen to this gentle combination of soothing relaxation techniques, soft music, and persuasive affirmations and let your... Read more

Dr. Jerome Groopman: Second Opinion

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 10 minutes

Abridged: No

Dr. Jerome Groopman shares personal experiences as a patient and physician in his book Second Opinions: Stories of Intuition and Choice in the Changing World of Medicine. In this interview, Groopman expands on the concepts of intuition and choice in medical care, patient participation, his personal experiences, and more. Read more

The Promise of Sleep - Abridged

By: William C. Dement & Christopher Vaughan

Narrated by: Jeff McCarthy

Length: 5 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: Yes

SLEEP BETTER, LIVE LONGER WITH THE GROUNDBREAKING INFORMATION AND STEP-BY-STEP PROGRAM IN THIS REVOLUTIONARY AUDIOBOOK
Healthful sleep has been empirically proven to be the single most important factor in predicting longevity, more influential than diet, exercise, or heredity. And yet we are a sleep-sick society, ignorant of the facts of sleep --... Read more

The Corporate Athlete - Abridged

By: Jack Groppel & Bob Andelman

Narrated by: Jack Groppel

Length: 2 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Today's corporate world is much like the world of professional sports -- fiercely competitive, mentally and physically demanding, and requiring constant, vigilant, training. More than ever, to maintain health, happiness, and career success, executives and employees must become Corporate Athletes.
Based on the latest scientific and medical... Read more

A Guided Meditation For Healthful Sleep

By: Belleruth Naparstek

Narrated by: Belleruth Naparstek

Length: 1 hour

Abridged: No

Our hugely popular sleep meditation helps those who wake up in the middle of the night and can't fall back to sleep, and it's perfect for people who simply want to doze off faster. For a surprising number of listeners, it eventually replaces sleep medication. Repeated listening at bedtime for 2-3 weeks ensures maximum effectiveness. The Health... Read more

Guided Meditation To Support A Healthy Pregnancy & Successful Childbirth

By: Belleruth Naparstek

Narrated by: Belleruth Naparstek

Length: 1 hour 56 minutes

Abridged: No

This meditation for pregnancy and childbirth offers powerful and effective guided imagery and affirmations on how to best prepare for carrying and delivering a baby. This is a natural, holistic, mind-body tool for anyone anticipating a pregnancy or expecting a baby, to help with the discomforts, anxieties and unwanted symptoms that can accompany... Read more

Dr. Atkins' Age-Defying Diet Revolution - Abridged

By: Robert C. Atkins

Narrated by: Jeffrey DeMunn

Length: TBA

Abridged: Yes

THE DOCTOR AMERICA TRUSTS NOW SHOWS YOU HOW TO LIVE LONGER AND FEEL BETTER!
World-renowned medical expert Dr. Robert C. Atkins has shown millions how to lose weight and keep it off, eating the foods they like without being hungry. Now he presents a revolutionary program to give you a longer, better, healthier life.
This new plan is not just a... Read more

Return to Wholeness - Abridged

By: David Simon, M.D. & Deepak Chopra, M.D.

Narrated by: David Simon, M.D. & Deepak Chopra, M.D.

Length: 2 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Beautiful. . . . If you are facing cancer or any other serious illness, I encourage you to allow the wisdom contained within these pages to nurture, guide, and support you.-Deepak Chopra, M.D., from his foreword

Return to Wholeness is a revelation. David Simon breaks new ground with the innovative, holistic mind-body approaches developed at the... Read more

Great Minds of Medicine - Abridged

By: Unapix Entertainment

Narrated by: Laurie Garrett

Length: 3 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Go one-on-one with great minds of medicine in an audio program that enlightens, informs, and ultimately, empowers you.

These absorbing interviews feature five of the world's top specialists chosen by the editors of Health Magazine. They offer valuable information in a way that is understandable, accessible and easily absorbed. Immerse yourself in... Read more

How Men Have Babies - Abridged

By: Alan Thicke

Narrated by: Alan Thicke

Length: 2 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: Yes

First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes … Yikes! Of course pregnancy is thrilling, but it also poses enough challenges to test a saint. In addition to the excitement, there is pressure as you tally up the costs and cope with morning sickness, birth classes, and in-laws, not to mention cravings, celibacy, and a host of other surprises.... Read more

The Libido Breakthrough - Abridged

By: Stuart Fine & Brenda D Adderly

Narrated by: Brenda D Adderly & Stefan Rudnicki

Length: 3 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The country is in a sexual funk, so what can we do about it? Discover the all-natural alternative that can improve sexual health safely— at any age. Authors Stuart W. Fine, M.D., and Brenda D. Adderley, M.H.A., examine the causes of decreased sexual desire in men and women and offer a simple 4-step plan for recapturing vigor and... Read more

A Guided Meditation To Help You With Radiation Therapy

By: Belleruth Naparstek

Narrated by: Belleruth Naparstek

Length: 32 minutes

Abridged: No

This guided meditation for radiation therapy is designed to ease treatment side effects and symptoms, such as fatigue, burns, soreness and other discomforts, while at the same time reducing anxiety and encouraging a positive attitude toward healing. Guided imagery is a holistic, mind-body therapy that consists of healing words and images, set to... Read more

A Guided Meditation To Promote A Healthy Heart

By: Belleruth Naparstek

Narrated by: Belleruth Naparstek

Length: 50 minutes

Abridged: No

Listening to this relaxing guided meditation for heart health is a powerful, evidence based practice for lowering blood pressure and cholesterol, holistically and naturally. The hypnotic suggestions, soothing narrative, and powerful affirmations on this research-based audio program combine seamlessly to deliver a state-of-the-art guided... Read more

When the Man You Love Won't Take Care of His Health - Abridged

By: Ken Goldberg

Narrated by: Kathy Garver

Length: 5 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Women often find themselves the caretakers of their men— and not just of their relationships. When the men in their lives resist managing their own well-being, women are forced to take on this challenge. They learn how to understand the health of their men and how it differs from their own. This guide empowers women with the most... Read more