Can yoga change your life?

        Guru to the stars Gurmukh says it can in her new book, The 8 Human Talents (Cliff Street Books/HarperCollins; $14).

        It's one of several new releases that promise to fix just about everything — physically and emotionally — that ails us.

        The 8 Human Talents offers Kundalini yoga techniques of breath work, meditation and exercises geared toward enhancing your serenity, which, in turn, should improve your physical health. Gurmukh (who, like star client Madonna, only uses one name) founded the Goldenbridge Yoga Center in Los Angeles. She co-wrote the book with Cathryn Michon.

        And the talents, in case you were wondering, are acceptance, creativity, commitment, compassion, truth, intuition, boundlessness and radiance.

        Other health-related tomes now available include:

        • I Flunked My Mammogram: What You Need to Know About Breast Cancer Now, by Dr. Ernie Bodai and Richard A. Zmuda (B2Z Publishing; $11.95), offers a primer on breast-cancer prevention, screening, diagnosis and treatment options for newly diagnosed patients. Dr. Bodai, who founded the breast cancer research stamp program, is the director of breast surgery services for Kaiser Permanente in California.

        • The Courage to Care: A Caregiver's Guide Through Each Stage of Alzheimer's, by Joanne Parrent (Alpha; $14.95), looks at the practical — and heartbreaking — necessities of living with an Alzheimer's patient. The book, packed with resources and useful information, covers everything from warning signs of Alzheimer's disease to possible treatments to tips for picking a nursing home.

        • The Prostate Book: Sound Advice on Symptoms and Treatment, by Dr. Stephen N. Rouse (W.W. Norton; $26.95), a urologist and surgeon at Dartmouth Medical School, has been re-issued and updated with new information on diseases of the prostate, including cancer. The book covers treatment choices, recuperation, surgery and side effects of treatment.

        • Dr. Patrick Walsh's Guide to Surviving Prostate Cancer, by Patrick C. Walsh and Janet Farrar Washington (Warner Books; $25.95), looks at the causes, prevention, screening and detection and treatment options for prostate cancer, as well as research findings for treating the disease. Dr. Walsh is director of the Brady Urological Institute at the Johns Hopkins Medical School.

        • The Headache Sourcebook, by Dr. Joel Paulino and physician associate Ceabert J. Griffith (Contemporary Books/McGraw-Hill; $17.95), offers practical tips for managing and preventing tension, migraine, sinus and cluster headaches.

        • Feeling Good is Good for You, by Carl J. Charnetski and Francis X. Brennan (Rodale; $21.95), looks at the evidence that pleasure boosts the immune system.

        • Junk Science Judo: Self-Defense Against Health Scares and Scams by Steven J. Milloy (Cato Institute; $18.95). Mr. Milloy, founder of JunkScience.com, looks at how consumers can make sense of the latest “X causes cancer” rumors, reports and outright lies.

        • Sugars that Heal: The New Healing Science of Glyconutrients,by Dr. Emil I. Mondoa and Mindy Kitei (Ballantine; $22), says small amounts of eight simple sugars called saccharides (which include glucose and galactose) can boost the immune system and help you live a longer, healthier life.

        • Living with Anxiety: A Clinically-Tested, Step-by-Step Plan for Drug-Free Management, by psychologists Bob Montgomery and Laurel Morris (Perseus Publishing; $16), wades into the controversy surrounding long-term use of psychiatric drugs as it outlines lifestyle changes that can help sufferers manage anxiety, depression, phobias and post-traumatic stress disorder.

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