Health Bestsellers

HARDCOVER

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

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

3 “PRIME TIME: THE AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMAN’S COMPLETE GUIDE TO MIDLIFE HEALTH AND WELLNESS,” by Marilyn Hughes Gaston and Gayle K. Porter (Ballantine, $25.95)

4 “PAST LIVES, FUTURE HEALING: A PSYCHIC REVEALS THE SECRETS TO GOOD HEALTH AND GREAT RELATIONSHIPS,” by Sylvia Browne (Penguin USA, $24.95)

5 “RELATIONSHIP RESCUE: A SEVEN-STEP STRATEGY FOR RECONNECTING WITH YOUR PARTNER,” by Phillip C. McGraw (Hyperion, $22.95)

PAPERBACK

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

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

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

4 “THE FOOD REVOLUTION: HOW YOUR DIET CAN HELP SAVE YOUR LIFE AND THE WORLD,” by John Robbins (Conari, $17.95)

5 “LIFE STRATEGIES: DOING WHAT WORKS, DOING WHAT MATTERS,” by Phillip C. McGraw (Hyperion, $11.95)

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Rankings are based on a Times survey of Southland bookstores.