A little healthy reading should put you in the right frame of mind for next week's resolutions.

        Before promising to give up cigarettes, jog five miles every day or never, ever dive head-first into a half-gallon of Graeter's again, check out these new releases on health and wellness:

        • Inner Reiki (Henry Holt; $20), by Tanmaya Honervogt is a step-by-step guide for combining Reiki and meditation techniques for enhancing inner-peace and well-being.

        • Maneater and Other True Stories of a Life in Infectious Diseases (Renaissance Books; $24.95) by Dr. Pamela Nagami. So, you're probably not going to get anthrax, but Dr. Nagami does share plenty of hypnotic horror stories of what happens when micro-organisms go bad.

        • Instant Guide to Drug-Herb Interactions (DK Publishing; $12.95) by naturopath Chris D. Meletis is an A to Z listing of 150 common medications and how they interact with popular herbal supplements.

        • Smart Medicine for Your Skin (Avery; $16.95) by Dr. Jeanette Jacknin provides a comprehensive guide for conventional and complementary skin remedies.

        • The Yoga Year (Storey Books; $12.95) by Celia Toler offers a seasonal guide of monthly meditations and yoga poses to follow the year's natural cycle.

        • For more inner peace, check out The Meditation Year (Storey Books, $12.95) by Jane Hope, which features monthly meditation guides to keep your inner self in tune with the seasons.

        • In Rosemary Goldstar's Family Herbal: A Guide to Living Life with Energy, Health and Vitality (Storey Books; $24.95), the renowned herbalist shares her natural remedies for common colds, colic, dry skin and other everyday ailments.

        • My House Is Killing Me: The Home Guide for Families with Allergies and Asthma (Johns Hopkins University Press; $16.95) identifies allergens, toxins and irritants in the home environment, as well as advice and resources for home evaluations and inspections.

        • Mommy, My Head Hurts (Newmarket Press; $22.95) by Dr. Sarah Cheyette offers parents a guide for finding out why their child's head hurts and how to make it stop.

        • Headache and Your Child (Fireside Original/Simon and Schuster; $13) by Dr. Seymour Diamond also offers practical advice on diagnosing and treating your little one's headaches. Dr. Diamond is the director of the Diamond Headache Clinic in Chicago.

        • Your Vital Child: A Natural Healing Guide for Parents (Rodale; $19.95) by naturopaths Angela and Mark Stengler is a comprehensive guide to natural remedies for treating everything from from abscesses to warts.

        • The OASIS Guide to Asperger Syndrome (Crown Publishers; $27.50) by Patricia Romanowski Bashe and Barbara L. Kirby provides advice, resources and insight for parents of children with the misunderstood and often-misdiagnosed disorder.

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