Health Bestsellers

HARDCOVER

1 “BODY FOR LIFE: 12 WEEKS TO MENTAL AND PHYSICAL STRENGTH,” by Bill Phillips and Michael D’Orso (HarperCollins, $25)

2 “SUZANNE SOMERS’ EAT, CHEAT AND MELT THE FAT AWAY,” by Suzanne Somers (Crown, $25)

3 “THE WISDOM OF MENOPAUSE: CREATING PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH AND HEALING DURING THE CHANGE,” by Christiane Northrup (Bantam, $27.95)

4 “SUGAR BUSTERS!: CUT SUGAR TO TRIM FAT,” by H. Leighton Steward, Morrison Bethea, Sam Andrews, Ralph Brennan and Luis Balart (Ballantine, $22)

5 “EAT RIGHT FOR YOUR TYPE: THE INDIVIDUALIZED DIET SOLUTION TO STAYING HEALTHY, LIVING LONGER & ACHIEVING YOUR IDEAL WEIGHT,” by Peter J. D’Adamo (Putnam, $23.95)

PAPERBACK

1 “WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU’RE EXPECTING,” by Arlene Eisenberg, Sandee E. Hathaway and Heidi E. Murkoff (Workman Publishing, $10.95)

2 “DR. ATKINS’ NEW DIET REVOLUTION,” by Robert C. Atkins (Avon, $6.50)

3 “SUZANNE SOMERS’ EAT GREAT, LOSE WEIGHT,” by Suzanne Somers (Three Rivers Press, $15)

4 “THE JOY OF JUICING: CREATIVE COOKING WITH YOUR JUICER,” by Gary Null (Putnam, $12.95)

5 “THE PILATES BODY: THE ULTIMATE AT-HOME GUIDE TO STRENGTHENING, LENGTHENING, AND TONING YOUR BODY--WITHOUT MACHINES,” by Brooke Siler (Broadway, $18)

* Rankings are based on a Times survey of Southland bookstores.