Surviving Mental Illness or Instructions for Geriatric Patients

Surviving Mental Illness

Author: Agnes B Hatfield

In this era of revolutionary progress in the areas of science and medicine, it comes as no surprise that knowledge of the biology of mental illness and psychopharmacologic treatments has increased greatly within the past few decades. During this same time frame, however, the experiential side of mental illness has been almost completely neglected by researchers and educators. Fortunately, the trend is being reversed. Leading authorities are becoming increasingly aware that the personal experiences of people with severe and persistent mental illness can reveal the most authentic--and perhaps most helpful--information on behaviors that have long puzzled professionals in the field. This has contributed to a renewed and growing interest in learning more about the ways people experience mental illness and the process of recovery.
Leading the way in redressing the imbalance, this book examines the subjective experiences of patients with multiple diagnoses, including schizophrenia, bipolar illness, major endogenous depression, and other disorders with psychotic features and long-term disabling consequences. Numerous personal accounts are drawn from research reports, newsletters, journals, spoken reports, and observed behavior to shed light on the inner worlds of people afflicted with severe and persistent mental illness.
The volume covers a wide range of topics, starting with disturbances in the sense of self, in emotions, relationships, and behaviors, and in the ways reality is experienced by the mentally ill. In the process, some common patterns of lifetime experience are revealed even among patients with great differences in levels of functional capability and in their emotionaland rational assessment of their experience.
The final section of the book is directed toward understanding the process of acceptance, growth toward recovery, and the development of an acceptable identity and new purpose in life.
Material is presented within the conceptual framework of coping and adaptation and self theory; in addition, considerable attention is given to the patient's perception of which types of personal and professional relationships have been helpful or not helpful. As a result, the book yields important lessons--from the patients themselves--on how service providers, caregivers, and the community at large can be most helpful to those afflicted with major mental illness.
Professionals who wish to increase their capacity for empathy, develop more effective rehabilitation strategies, and advance research linking brain anomalies and patient experience will find this book illuminating. Because it illustrates in moving and powerful ways how people truly experience psychiatric disability in a society that demeans their condition and in a helping environment that only dimly understands their agony, the book will be extremely useful for psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, psychiatric nurses, educators, and graduate students in psychopathology and clinical skills training.

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Instructions for Geriatric Patients

Author: William A Sodeman Jr

The resource American Family Physician called "a valuable and convenient source of educational guides"
is back in an updated New Edition. All the most common diseases, conditions, and problems encountered
in outpatient geriatric care are covered by 185 information sheets. Each sheet features an overview of the problem, important points of treatment, directions on when to contact a physician, and space for customized instructions. Plus, a bonus CD-ROM offers the instruction sheets in a handy electronic format!
• Improves compliance, calms concerns, and strengthens the doctor-patient relationship.
• Examines clinical conditions such as depression, heart failure, stroke, pneumonia, anemia as well as issues such as incontinence, falls, nutrition and diets, driving, end-of-life care, living wills, and much more.
• Addresses issues specific to caregivers and anticipates difficulties they encounter.
• Features perforated pages for ease of photocopying as well as customizable PDF versions of all 185 sheets on the bonus CD-ROM.
• Allows readers to add their own instructions with additional space provided on each printed topic sheet.
• Makes information easy to grasp with a large type size and a consistent, patient-friendly format.
• More than new 35 instructions that discusses SARS, PSA testing, macular degeneration, infections in diabetics, immunizations, and much more.
• Careful scrutiny and revision of all information sheets to ensure adherence to existing standards of care.

David O. Staats

This book is a manual of information and instructions for patients and their caregivers about common illness and conditions faced by older persons. The purpose is to provide physicians information sheets they can give to their patients to supplement or reinforce discussions in the doctor's office. The audience is physicians treating older patients, the older patients themselves, and their caregivers. The large type here is just right for older persons to read. This edition comes with a CD-ROM to use in reproducing and modifying information to fit each practitioner's office. The instructions for patients provided here are superficial and often do not help practitioners or caregivers assess the most salient aspects of a given illness or condition. Some of the therapeutics discussed are out of date and no longer used. Therefore, this work is of little utility.

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Reviewer: David O. Staats, MD (University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center)
Description: This book provides a set of patient and caregiver information sheets for conditions and treatment affecting older persons. This is an updated version of the second edition, published in 1999, and contains revisions in a number of areas and adds 35 new topics, such as PSA screening and SARS.
Purpose: The purpose is to provide office-based medical practitioners easily reproduced sheets of patient information to give to patients. This is a worthy objective; the authors cover a wide range of conditions.
Audience: Although this book is intended for office-based practitioners, it is ultimately the patients and their caregivers for whom the information is intended.
Features: There are a wide variety of conditions addressed in this book. Medicolegal issues are also presented, as are various diagnostic tests. A really nice feature of this edition is the enclosure of a CD-ROM which can be used to reproduce the pages of the book. Practitioners can modify the text to add their own particular information:this adds to the versatility of the publication. There is a final section of anatomical charts and diagrams which are very clear and easy to understand.
Assessment: The breadth of this book is admirable; the depth is not. The information presented here is, in many cases, too simple to be of the value intended. For some of these topics, e.g. dementia, the Internet has web sites that go into elaborate detail on the condition and its care that a single sheet of paper (back and front) cannot hope to equal. If this book stimulates office physicians to develop patient education materials based on this book, it will have accomplished a lot.

Rating

2 Stars from Doody

Table of Contents:

1	Confusion	1
2	Cerebrovascular Diseases	21
3	Tremors	35
4	Sleep Disturbances	41
5	Falls and Instability	51
6	Vision	57
7	Hearing	69
8	Incontinence	77
9	Gastrointestinal Problems	91
10	Cardiovascular Problems	133
11	Pulmonary Diseases	163
12	Nutrition	177
13	Hematologic Problems	235
14	Endocrine Disease	243
15	Genitourinary Problems	251
16	Temperature Regulation	261
17	Rheumatic and Orthopedic Problems	267
18	Skin Diseases	287
19	Surgery	299
20	Infections	305
21	Paget's Disease of Bone	313
22	Legal Issues	317
23	Charts and Diagrams	321

Tai Chi Martial Applications or The Marriage of the Sun and Moon

Tai Chi Martial Applications: Advanced Yang Style Tai Chi Chuan

Author: Jwing Ming Yang

For beginners of advanced tai chi players, the 24 and 48 postures.

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The Marriage of the Sun and Moon: Dispatches from the Frontiers of Consciousness

Author: Andrew Weil

From the great popularizer of alternative medicine, here is a collection of essays about his travels to South America in the early 1970s in search of information on altered states of consciousness, drug use in other cultures, and other matters having to do with the complementarity of mind and body. Andrew Weil's experiences during this time laid the foundation for his mission to restore the connection between medicine and nature. In The Marriage of the Sun and Moon, now updated with a new preface by the author, the esteemed Dr. Weil first attempts to empower patients to take fuller charge of their destinies.

Cardiovascular Disease or Depression

Cardiovascular Disease: Fight It with the Blood Type Diet

Author: Peter J DAdamo

Dr. Peter J. D'Adamo, the author of the Eat Right 4 (for) Your Blood Type Diet® series, with more than two million copies in print, has now created a targeted plan for fighting arthritis and cardiovascular disease. Using specific tools not available in any other book, sufferers can find their own, individualized battle plan for defeating the pain of these debilitating diseases.

Here, D'Adamo offers individualized battle plans for preventing and treating heart conditions, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, vascular problems, and angina.

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Depression: The Mood Disease

Author: Francis Mark Mondimor

Depression is a mood disorder that affects one in ten Americans in any given year. At one time too stigmatized to be mentioned in polite conversation, depression is now discussed frankly in the media, and advertisements for drug therapy appear everywhere. The third edition of this widely acclaimed book reflects changes in how mood disorders are thought about, and how they are treated.

Dr. Francis Mark Mondimore, author of the best-selling book Bipolar Disorder: A Guide for Patients and Families, here explains depression -- its causes and symptoms, and its treatment. He discusses depression in all age groups and in both sexes, as well as bipolar disorder, seasonal affective disorders, and depression that accompanies illness. This edition encompasses more than a decade of new research, advances in pharmacology, and changes in public perception.

The past ten years have seen the release of new forms of the major antidepressants as well as other promising new avenues in pharmaceutical treatments. For example "atypical" or "second generation" antidepressants, such as venlafaxine and duloxetine, provide different ways of manipulating the chemical systems in the brain concerned with mood. And there have been significant advances in the use of MAO inhibitors, now available in patch form.

Dr. Mondimore reviews these and other pharmacological therapies as part of a comprehensive approach to treatment that includes psychotherapy, family and community support, and lifestyle changes. Full of information compassionately presented, this guide provides hope and help to patients and their families.

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Reviewer:Raj Tummala, MD(Rush University Medical Center)
Description:This is an easy to read consumer's guide to help patients and their families understand depression and other mood disorders.
Purpose:The purpose is to provide a comprehensive and easy to read review of depression and other mood disorders so that the patient can better understand the illness as well as the available treatment options.
Audience:This book is targeted towards patients, their families, and loved ones who want a better understanding of mood disorders. Others may also benefit from this book, including students, residents and nurses.
Features:Since the last edition of this book, there have been tremendous advances in our understanding of the biology of mood disorders as well newer treatment options. This new edition captures these advances, allowing patients and their loved ones to easily understand them. As the author states, this is not a self-help book, but an informative review that presents scientific and clinical facts in lay language. Starting with a basic chapter on mood that explains the biology, the author covers depression with the available treatment options. Information is augmented with case vignettes that explain symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment. Some of the newer treatment options such as transcranial magnetic stimulation and vagal nerve stimulation are also covered along with to the standard therapies. Bipolar disorder is also covered in a similar format with case vignettes to help differentiate from pure depressive disorders. Information is augmented with tables. Differences in depressive disorders in the elderly, children,women, and stroke and pain patients are highlighted. Of particular interest to the patient is the chapter on causal factors. Advice is given to the patients and their families about the outcomes of depressive disorders and the need for appropriate treatment.
Assessment:This is a reader friendly book on depression and mood disorders written primarily for patients and their families. It explains scientific and clinical facts at a patient level helping the patient get a better bearing on the nature of depression.

Library Journal

In the style of Demitri and Janice Papolos's Overcoming Depression (Harper, 1987) but less detailed, this book presents a ``consumer's guide'' to mood or affective disorders. Mondimore discusses symptoms, proper diagnosis, treatment, causes, and advice to families along with the connection between mood disorders and seasonal affective disorder, premenstrual syndrome, panic disorders, and anorexia. But he omits mentioning the relationship between depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder. The book succeeds best as a readable, informative, comforting overview of a common illness frightening to most people. Its conciseness, however, can be dangerous; it offers no detailed list of foods incompatible with the MAO inhibitors used to treat depression, too few case studies, and little about psychotherapy. Recommended only as a supplement to the Papolos's book or similar titles.-- Janice Arenofsky, formerly with Arizona State Lib., Phoenix

Booknews

A sort of consumer's guide to the illness. Mondimore (clinical faculty, U. of North Carolina School of Medicine) explains the current state of knowledge about the causes, symptoms, and treatment of depression in clear, jargon-free language. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Table of Contents:

	Preface to the Revised Edition
	Notes on Sources
	Introduction
Pt. 1	Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment
1	Mood	3
2	Depression	15
3	Treatment	42
4	Bipolar Disorder	84
Pt. 2	Variations, Causes, and Connections
5	Variations of the Mood Disorders	111
6	Casual Factors and Associations	156
Pt. 3	Getting Better
7	Advice for Mood Disorder Patients and Their Families	181
8	Summing Up and Looking Ahead	224
	Further Reading	229
	Resources	231
	Index	233

Complete Guide to Convenience Food Counts or 5K and 10K Training

Complete Guide to Convenience Food Counts: Using off-the-Shelf Foods to Create Delicious, Healthy Meals

Author: Lee Ann Holzmeister

With less and less time available to cook at home, more and more people are turning to alternative sources for meals. Diabetes Convenience Food Menus is packed with helpful information such as nutrition facts on pre-prepared and packaged meals commonly available at grocery and convenience stores; how to prepare balanced, healthy meals using convenience foods; and sample menus using convenience foods.

Lea Ann Holzmeister, R.D., C.D.E., is a pediatric nutritionist and nutrition consultant at Phoenix Children's Hospital. She has published several books, including The Diabetes Carbohydrate and Fat Gram Guide.

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5K and 10K Training: Customizable Effort-Based Programs for Better Workouts and Faster Racing

Author: Brian Clark

Make your workouts count with the breakthrough system that synchronizes your energy levels with training effort. Instead of fighting your body to finish a workout just because it's written on the calendar, choose the most effective workouts from 5K and 10K Training based on your body's capacity to perform at any given time.

Effort-based training maximizes training adaptation by matching the goal of each workout with its optimal training level: hard when energy and recovery are high and easy when stress or recovery is low. Effort-based training also gives you the most control over the training process, allowing you to stay injury free while actually increasing the energy you have available for workouts. Sample programs contain a variety of schedules and detailed workouts for developing five race-specific abilities.

Run stronger and faster with more energy by using the proven system in 5K and 10K Training. With customized programs to choose from and accompanying training logs to record and evaluate your progress, this unique system is the fastest way to reach your training goals.

What People Are Saying

Amy Burfoot
Brian Clarke takes complex training systems and makes them easy to understand. His many tables and charts will guide you to your best training paces and recovery efforts, and guarantee that you find your personal best training program. (Executive Editor, Runner's World magazine; Winner, 1968 Boston Marathon)

Table of Contents:

Chapter 1. Understanding Effort and Energy

Living with Rheumatoid Arthritis or Fat Flush Cookbook

Living with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Author: Tammi L Shlotzhauer

A trusted guide and an invaluable resource, Living with Rheumatoid Arthritis offers practical advice for the millions of people coping with this painful disease. Now thoroughly revised and expanded, in a second edition, this book brings readers up to date with the latest methods of diagnosis and treatment.

Building on their accessible explanation of the disease and its causes, the authors describe the essential components of care: medication, joint protection, physical activity, and good nutrition. They provide a wealth of new information on medications, including biologic response--modifiers, alternative and complementary approaches, and treatments for osteoporosis (which often accompanies rheumatoid arthritis), and they describe safe and effective ways to cope with pain, stiffness, and fatigue. The book helps readers understand their own emotional responses, as well as those of family and friends, and, because the disease often entails lifestyle changes, it provides practical advice for achieving as normal a life as possible.

With the latest information on medication, nutrition, and resources (online and off), this volume is a complete and comprehensive guide to the management of a difficult disease.

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Reviewer: Ami N Mody, MD (Washington University Medical Center)
Description: This is a detailed guide for patients and families with rheumatoid arthritis describing, in simple language, what it is, its various manifestations, and what therapeutic interventions are available to treat them. The book is unique in its systematic and in-depth approach to every question. The first edition was published in 1993 and much has changed since then, especially in the field of therapeutic options, making this update quite necessary.
Purpose: The purpose, according to the authors, is to formulate a well-written, readable, comprehensive guide for patients who have rheumatoid arthritis, and for those who care about them and for them. One of the most important needs of persons living with rheumatoid arthritis is education. Informed patients and family members will be better able to deal with the disease and achieve better outcomes if they are educated about the disease, its potential complications, and its treatment. These are worthy objectives and this type of book is really needed.
Audience: According to the author, the book is written for patients with rheumatoid arthritis and for those who care for them or care about them, an appropriate audience. The authors are credible authorities.
Features: The book covers in a systematic fashion and in some detail various rheumatoid arthritis signs and symptoms and therapeutic options to treat them and includes such information as exercises that can be done at home, radiographic changes in the joints, etc. The best aspect of the book is that the language is straightforward, but the complexity of the disease is not downplayed. Excellent illustrations explain various exercises. Tables are used with great effect to convey information. It is interesting to note that questions such as the role of vitamins, spas, etc., that are frequently posed by patients but are generally not a part of routine rheumatology textbooks are included here.
Assessment: Rheumatoid arthritis is a complex disease that requires constant vigilance and significant compliance on the part of the patient and caregiver for optimal response to various therapeutic interventions. This book could prove to be invaluable in the care of the rheumatoid arthritis patients by providing a bridge between the available information and its application.

Booknews

A Johns Hopkins Health Book likely to join their incontinence monograph and others in attaining spectacular sales to patients and their families. A very common affliction (some three million American sufferers). This book deals with diagnosis, treatment, joint protection, exercise, diet, insurance, rehab. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Rating

4 Stars! from Doody

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Fat Flush Cookbook

Author: Ann Louise Gittleman

COMPANION VOLUME TO THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER THE FAT FLUSH PLAN

The popular weight-loss program now has a companion cookbook

"(Ann Louise Gittleman's) rundown of the therapeutic and culinary benefits of her favorite 25 cooking herbs makes a perfect introduction to her popular nutritional philosophy."--Natural Health Magazine

The Fat Flush Cookbook contains more than 200 recipes using fat-flushing foods and featuring the thermogenic herbs and spices--including ginger, cayenne, mustard, anise, fennel, and cinnamon--introduced in the popular diet program The Fat Flush Plan. This indispensable cookbook can be used as either a standalone volume or a companion book.

This tasty, heart-smart volume includes:

• Time-saving, one-dish dinners
• Packable lunches
• Vegetarian-friendly ideas
• Recipes with delicious and unique fat burning herbs and spices
• An extended list of name brands suitable for Fat Flushing

In addition, The Fat Flush Cookbook shares new research explaining why certain Fat Flush staples speed up fat loss and provide profound detoxifying benefits while protecting overall health. Key ingredients such as lean proteins, phytonutrient-dense vegetables and fruits, psyllium, lemons, flaxseed and flaxseed oil, thermogenic herbs and spices, high-protein whey, stevia, cooking broths, and more are prominently featured in these delicious recipes. Cranberries, for example, which are now ranked among the best health foods we can consume, are an essential component to the success of Fat Flushers everywhere, and The Fat Flush Cookbook provides creative ways toenjoy this delicacy--along with tips on simple ways to sneak all these staples into existing favorites without making any major adjustments.

With delicious recipes, Fat Flushing information, and meal choices to suit every lifestyle, The Fat Flush Cookbook is perfect for the millions of Fat Flushers around the country.

Publishers Weekly

A nutritionist and the author of 20 books on health and healing, Gittleman here offers a companion cookbook to her best-selling The Fat Flush Plan. The three-phase plan calls for a strict avoidance of white rice, white flour, salt and sugar (Gittleman prefers Stevia Plus when she simply can't avoid sweetness) and the embrace of fruits, vegetables, and whole grains. The 200-plus recipes include dishes for each of the plan's phases (which will mean nothing to readers who don't own the original volume), from breakfasts to snacks to desserts. While the fat flush philosophy seems commonsensical, the plan itself is rigid, if not downright draconian, and the puritanical zeal with which Gittleman expounds upon fat-flushing may begin to grate on any but the truest converts. Half a grapefruit, broiled with 1 teaspoon of honey, is a "special occasions" snack, flaxseeds are everywhere and Fragrant Fat Flush Meatballs use cauliflower in place of breadcrumbs: for a foodie, this is some dispiriting stuff. Nevertheless, while the utter lack of salt does her recipes some disservice (in Phase 3 recipes, there is occasional permission for "salt to taste"), Gittleman's reliance on fresh herbs, which she cites for various healing powers, wholesome ingredients and easy cooking techniques makes her cookbook worth a look for those serious about making big diet changes. (Jan.) Copyright 2003 Cahners Business Information.

Table of Contents:

	Acknowledgments	iv
	Introduction	1
Chapter 1	The Fat Flush Phenomenon	3
Chapter 2	The Fat Flush Plan Evolves	7
Chapter 3	The Fat Flush Kitchen	21
Chapter 4	The Fat Flush Herbs and Spices for Weight Loss and Health	31
Chapter 5	Breakfast	41
Chapter 6	Lunch or Dinner Entrees	63
Chapter 7	Vegetables	125
Chapter 8	Snacks	159
Chapter 9	Dressings	185
Chapter 10	Condiments, Sauces, and Such	199
Chapter 11	Stocks and Soups	219
Chapter 12	Beverages	237
Chapter 13	Nourishing Sweets and Indulgences	245
Chapter 14	Resources and Support	273
	Index	277

Month of Meals or Understanding Asthma

Month of Meals: Ethnic Delights

Author: American Diabetes Association

The award-winning breakfast, lunch, and dinner menu planning series has been completely revised to reflect the most recent updates in nutrition values and exchange information. What hasn't changed is that fats, calories, and exchanges are already figured for the reader--automatically.

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Understanding Asthma

Author: Phil Lieberman

Asthma affects 21.5 million Americans, and that number is on the rise. Noting that understanding and education are key to halting this rise, Dr. Phil Lieberman has written this book for families of asthma victims and for the individual sufferer. His subjects of special focus include the lungs of an asthmatic, allergies which trigger the disease, and measures used to control asthma.

The Vegetarian Factfinder or The Book of Crystal Acupuncture and Teragram Therapy Diagrams

The Vegetarian Factfinder

Author: Ellen Klavan

"Mom, I think I want to become a vegetarian. But will that really help save the rain forest?" More and more children are asking such questions. The Vegetarian Factfinder defines vegetarianism and discusses why people choose such a lifestyle. The author describes the history of the vegetarian movement and the different types of vegetarian diets. Children discuss their decision not to eat meat and offer guidelines for getting along with parents and for living in a meat-eating culture. Up-to-date information on nutrition is included, as well as photos, full-color illustrations, a timeline, a map, and a chart. Teachers and librarians will find The Vegetarian Factfinder explores many topics that are part of elementary and middle school curricula.

Publishers Weekly

diet for small people on a small planet Ellen Klavan's Vegetarian Factfinder, illus. by Adrienne Hartman, explores such issues as why some people become vegetarians and how vegetarians stay healthy. Short biographies of famous vegetarians, including Pythagoras, Leonardo da Vinci, Albert Einstein and John Harvey Kellogg (the inventor of cornflakes) fit vegetarianism into the history of ideas.

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The Book of Crystal Acupuncture and Teragram Therapy Diagrams

Author: Dr Margaret Van Coops

THE BOOK OF CRYSTAL ACUPUNCTURE & TERAGRAM THERAPY DIAGRAMS
Complementary Healing Therapy has taken another step forward with Dr. Margaret Rogers Van Coops' amazingly powerful methods for controlling energy flow. This companion book to Breakthrough Therapies and to Dr. Margaret's Crystal Acupuncture and Teragram Therapy Kits clearly illustrates and describes dozens of tools and techniques for effectively treating acute and chronic conditions suffered by humans and animals. From headaches and minor injuries to major complicated illnesses, Dr. Margaret's treatments provide effective, non-invasive and inexpensive remedies to put you or your clients back into a state of positive healing. Dr. Margaret's work with her clients has further validated ancient Oriental acupuncture principles and merged them with exciting, simple methods using crystals to unblock energy flow in our Five Bodies to tone, balance and stimulate the Chi energies. Her research has carried this work into the treatment of pets and even wildlife. Whether you are a healer or a patient, you need to use this stimulating and easy-to-follow guide for recovery.

Asthma or Back to Protein

Asthma

Author: Jack Canfield

Asthma is a chronic condition that affects all areas of your life--or even worse, that of your children. This book shows people how to prevent asthma flare-ups, support loved ones and not let this condition negatively affect your activities, your goals or your psychological approach to life.

In the Healthy Living series, Chicken Soup for the Soul partners with the nation's top medical experts and organizations to give emotional support and important information to people with specific medical needs. The books feature approximately twelve positive, heartwarming stories from real people, followed by relevant expert medical advice that will positively impact the reader's life. Subjects such as diet, psychological issues, family relations, and alternative therapies exist side-by-side with traditional subjects such as understanding common medical terms, the effects of treatment options, and the doctor-patient relationship. Each book contains source notes and a resources section for more information and support.

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Back to Protein: The Low Carb/No Carb Meat Cookbook

Author: Barbara Hartsock Doyen

This cookbook is for health-conscious carnivores who are tired of the vegan rhetoric.

Internet Bookwatch

With Back To Protein: The Law Carb, No Carb Meat Cookbook, Barbara Doyen offers a compendium of exciting and nutritious recipes designed for those who are on high protein diets but bored with the same old meats and are looking for something new, enjoyable, and healthy. From Mock Beef Stroganoff Stew, Saucy Hot Dogs, and Encore Chicken Egg-Drop Soup, to Sweet Peppers and Salmon, Applesauce-Baked Pork Tenderloin, and Broiled Italian Beef Burgers, Back To Protein will become a much used resource for personal menu planning and family dining!

Blessed Health or The Beginners Guide to Yoga

Blessed Health: The African-American Woman's Guide to Physical and Spiritual Well-Being

Author: Dr Melody McCloud

Blessed Health offers African-American women the medical information and inspirational motivation they need to achieve total health—a healthy mind, body, and spirit.

Many black women will go to church all day every Sunday but won't take one day out of the year to get a Pap test and mammogram done. Yet that yearly doctor's visit could help save lives. Often the first people to pray when a serious illness strikes, black women may be the last to seek timely medical care. As a result, they are suffering with, and dying from, manageable illnesses such as heart disease, obesity, cancer, and diabetes more than any other group in the United States.

It doesn't have to be that way. Don't wait until a health emergency happens before turning to your faith and your physician. You can achieve optimal health by arming yourself with medical knowledge and a strong spiritual base. Research has proven that a well-nurtured spiritual self can help to replenish, rejuvenate, and safeguard your physical self.

Written by a prominent African-American OB/GYN and a highly respected journalist, Blessed Health is a personal health and spirituality guide for every stage of a black woman's life. Included here is important information on:

• How your body works, and what can be done to prevent or help solve common health problems, including pelvic infections and fibroid tumors
• How to find a doctor that ministers to your physical and emotional needs
• How to successfully cope with illness, from a faith perspective
• How spiritual wisdom and prayer can decrease the harmful effects of stress
• How best to take care of your breasts and reproductive organs, anddecrease your risk of heart disease, diabetes, obesity, and cancer

and much, much more, including the latest on managing menopause.

Table of Contents:

	Introduction	xi
1	What Makes Sisters Unique?	1
	Health Concerns	3
	Distrust of Health Care Professionals	5
	Poverty and Lack of Insurance	6
	Lack of Knowledge	8
	Family Traditions	9
	The Health Care System Itself	9
	It's Time for a Change	10
	Rx: A Prescription for Your Soul	11
2	Understanding Your Body and Soul	17
	A Brief Overview of the Female Reproductive System	18
	The Brain/Body Connection	22
	Rx: A Prescription for Your Soul	25
3	Take Time to Take Stock	32
	Get in Touch with You--A Health Inventory	35
	Assessing Your Answers	43
	Checkups and Tests	51
	Age-by-Age Test Guide	59
	Rx: A Prescription for Your Soul	60
4	The Doctor's Office	73
	Are All Doctors Alike?	78
	Finding the Right Doctor	82
	Getting the Most from Doctor Visits	86
	Understanding Insurance	91
	Rx: A Prescription for Your Soul	94
5	Common Illnesses, Simple Cures	97
	Vaginitis	98
	Bladder Infections	102
	Other Minor Conditions	103
	Rx: A Prescription for Your Soul	106
6	A Woman's Body--Dealing with Serious Illness	111
	Fibroids	113
	Endometriosis	121
	Adenomyosis	125
	Pelvic Congestion Syndrome	127
	Adnexal Mass	128
	Chronic Pelvic Pain (CPP)	131
	Pelvic Relaxation	138
	Menstrual Disorders	144
	Uterine Anomalies	150
	Sexually Transmitted Diseases	150
	HIV and AIDS	163
	Cancer	172
	Rare Gynecologic Cancers	180
	Rx: A Prescription for Your Soul	181
7	If You Need Surgery	184
	Knowledge Is Power	185
	Common Surgeries	186
	Before You Consent--Seven Important Questions to Ask Your Doctor	197
	Do You Really Need a Second Opinion?	201
	Caring for the Incision	202
	Rx: A Prescription for Your Soul	202
8	Back to Basics--Nutrition and Exercise	208
	Work That Body	211
	Walking the Walk	214
	Pump It Up	217
	You Are What You Eat	218
	Rx: A Prescription for Your Soul	228
9	Caring for Your Breasts	231
	The ABCs of Breasts	232
	From Buds to Breasts	234
	A Little TLC	235
	Breast Basics	243
	Could It Be Cancer?	254
	The Facts About Cosmetic Surgery	258
	Rx: A Prescription for Your Soul	261
10	The ABCs of Pregnancy	267
	A Good Start--Preparing for Pregnancy	269
	The Expectant Mother	275
	The Anatomy of Pregnancy	278
	Testing, Testing	278
	How Your Body Changes	285
	Staying Fit	287
	Complications of Pregnancy	291
	Labor and Delivery	301
	Pregnancy after Age 35	305
	Infertility	308
	Preventing Pregnancy	312
	Rx: A Prescription for Your Soul	332
11	Managing Menopause	337
	Demystifying Menopause	339
	Signs of Menopause	341
	Raising the Stakes--The More Serious Effects of Menopause	343
	Osteoporosis--The Brittle Bone Disease	344
	The Menopause/Heart Disease Connection	347
	Managing Menopause--Is Estrogen the Solution?	348
	Rx: A Prescription for Your Soul	354
12	Not for Men Only--Diseases That Strike Sisters, Too	358
	Cardiovascular Disease	360
	Hypertension (High Blood Pressure)	362
	Coronary Artery Disease	368
	Stroke	368
	Diabetes	371
	Lung Cancer	373
	Colon Cancer	374
	Rx: A Prescription for Your Soul	377
Appendix A	The Prescription Center	385
Appendix B	Glossary	393
Appendix C	Resources	400
Appendix D	Sources	412
	Index	418

Go to: Leah Chase or Food for Thought

The Beginner's Guide to Yoga

Author: Liz Lark

This attractive book’s title notwithstanding, The Beginner’s Guide to Yoga can also be used profitably by intermediate practitioners and by those seeking a brush-up yoga course after being away from it for a lengthy period. The author presents illustrated instructions on achieving asanas (positions), and provides charts to help readers measure their progress on a week-by-week basis. He also gives guidelines for making adjustments in diet and lifestyle, which are necessary for the successful practice of yoga. Central to this book is a description of the full range of asanas, starting with positions for the beginner and progressing through intermediate to advanced stages. The author also discusses meditation, stressing that yoga without meditation is not really yoga. His final chapters touch on the philosophy of yoga in daily life and yoga’s ultimate purpose, which is to lead its practitioner toward transcendence and unity with the cosmic consciousness. More than 150 color photos.

Claire Rosser - KLIATT

This is a beautifully designed book, showing various positions clearly and describing the history and practice of yoga. It is hard to imagine a beginner just getting this book and starting to practice yoga daily by looking at the pictures; almost surely, a beginner should start with a teacher and a class. At that point, however, this book could be helpful. With some familiarity with yoga by observing and copying the movements of a teacher, a beginner could then use this book to understand the principles of yoga, meditation, and specific positions more thoroughly, and to refer to the illustrations when attempting yoga alone. KLIATT Codes: JSA-Recommended for junior and senior high school students, advanced students, and adults. 2003, Barron's, 96p. illus. index., Ages 12 to adult.

Doing Things or Understanding and Treating Adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Doing Things: A Guide to Programming Activities for Persons with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders

Author: Jitka M Zgola

Doing Things shows how to provide a positive environment for persons with Alzheimer's disease by offering opportunities for social interaction and constructive, enjoyable activities. Zgola outlines the ways in which a patient's functional impairment can be assessed; the strengths, weaknesses, and needs most commonly encountered among persons with Alzheimer's disease; and ways activities can be tailored to accommodate them. She offers step-by-step instructions for selecting and presenting appropriate activities and includes cooking and crafts projects, a sample exercise routine, and a sample daily schedule. The techniques she describes are designed to promote a sense of security and self-esteem, by avoiding possible sources of confusion or confrontation.

Based on the highly successful program developed at one day-care facility for persons with dementia, Doing Things offers an invaluable guide for professionals and volunteers supervising activities at day-care centers and extended-care facilities -- as well as for individuals who are caring for patients at home. Throughout, Zgola's emphasis is on treating persons who have Alzheimer's disease with empathy, courtesy, and dignity.

Interesting textbook: Visio 2003 Bible or What in the World Are Your Kids Doing Online

Understanding and Treating Adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Author: Brian B Doyl

An estimated seven million American adults have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Understanding and Treating Adults With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder provides accurate, timely information about the nature and treatment of this disorder. Written in a collegial style, this resource combines evidence-based material with clinical experience to address problems in diagnosing and treating adults with ADHD. Dr. Doyle shows how diagnostic and treatment methods in children with ADHD also apply to affected adults. He examines the role of medications, including new agents that expand the range of therapeutic choices.

Understanding the evolution of the concept and treatment of ADHD in children illuminates current thinking about the disorder in adults. Dr. Doyle presents guidelines for establishing a valid diagnosis, including clinical interviews and standardized rating scales. He covers genetic and biochemical bases of the disorder. He also addresses the special challenges of forming a therapeutic alliance& mdash;working with "coach" caregivers; cultural, ethnic, and racial issues; legal considerations; and countertransference issues.

He explores a range of options for treating adult ADHD:


• Detailed facts about using medication, with specific information on both CNS stimulants and nonstimulant medications. He also discusses highly touted medications that are actually ineffective.

• Full coverage of comprehensive treatment approaches beyond medication& mdash;focusing on cognitive behavioral therapies, among others. He uses a detailed clinical example drawn from several patients to illustrate issues involved in treating ADHD adultsover time.

• Complete review of conditions that may require treatment before ADHD can be addressed. Many ADHD adults struggle with comorbid anxiety, affective disorders, and substance abuse. Dr. Doyle explains how overlooked ADHD can complicate the treatment of other disorders. He provides strategies for the patient with medication-resistant or treatment-refractory ADHD.

The book provides in-depth discussion of such issues as the impact of ADHD in the workplace, including steps for maximizing job satisfaction; special considerations related to women; and the effect of ADHD on families. A useful appendix helps readers and patients find reliable information about ADHD on the Internet, allowing clinicians to develop an "e-prescription" to supplement medication and other interventions.

Dr. Doyle advocates the promise of enhanced life prospects for adults with ADHD that effective treatment provides. Besides addressing the special challenges of ADHD adults, Dr. Doyle conveys the rewards of working with patients who prove resourceful, creative, and persistent.

Doody Review Services

Reviewer: Regina Lopez, MD(Rush University Medical Center)
Description: This book provides a practical approach to the diagnosis and treatment of ADHD in adults and discusses the challenges clinicians encounter when treating this patient population.
Purpose: According to the author, the purpose is to provide accurate, timely information about the nature of ADHD and its treatment in adults. These objectives are worthy given the fact that a majority of the literature on ADHD is focused on children and adolescents. The author meets his objectives.
Audience: Clinicians who treat ADHD in either adults or children and adolescents would be the audience for this book. The author is a clinical professor of psychiatry and of family and community medicine at Georgetown University Medical School.
Features: The book primarily covers the diagnostic and treatment difficulties of adult ADHD. Included is a comprehensive overview of the biology of ADHD. The book also addresses the special considerations such as psychiatric comorbidities, treatment-refractory ADHD, and issues related to women and the family. The neuroanatomic and functional neuroimaging studies are covered well. The book is easy to read and understand. A unique appendix contains Internet resources and quality ratings of these web sites. The clinical examples, in my opinion, seem unnecessary. They do not contribute much to the content. Also, there are few tables and figures. Figures would better illustrate material in the biology chapter. Finally, the psychopharmacology is not thorough enough for practicing psychiatrists.
Assessment: The book is good as aconcise, practical guide to the diagnosis and treatment of adults with ADHD. It is useful in helping distinguish ADHD in adults versus children and adolescents, and it gets readers to consider special challenges in this patient population.

Healing Your Emotional Self or PDR Guide to over the Counter Drugs

Healing Your Emotional Self: A Powerful Program to Help You Raise Your Self-Esteem, Quiet Your Inner Critic, and Overcome Your Shame

Author: Beverly Engel

Healing Your Emotional Self

"Emotionally abusive parents are indeed toxic parents, and they cause significant damage to their children's self-esteem, self-image, and body image. In this remarkable book, Beverly Engel shares her powerful Mirror Therapy program for helping adult survivors to overcome their shame and self-criticism, become more compassionate and accepting of themselves, and create a more posititve self-image. I strongly recommend it for anyone who was abused or neglected as a child."
—Susan Forward, Ph.D., author of Toxic Parents

"In this book, Beverly Engel documents the wide range of psychological abuses that so many children experience in growing up. Her case examples and personal accounts are poignant and powerful reminders that as adults, many of us are still limited by the defenses we formed when trying to protect ourselves in the face of the painful circumstances we found ourselves in as children. Engle's insightful questionnaires and exercises provide concrete help in the healing process, and her writing style is lively and engaging. This book is destined to positively affect many lives."
—Joyce Catlett, M.A., coauthor of Fear of Intimacy

The Emotionally Abusive Relationship

"Beverly Engel clearly and with caring offers step-by-step strategies to stop emotional abuse . . . helping both victims and abusers to identify the patterns of this painful and traumatic type of abuse."
—Marti Tamm Loring, Ph.D., author of Emotional Abuse

Loving Him without Losing You

"A powerful and practical guide to relationships that every woman shouldread."
—Barbara De Angelis, Ph.D., author of Are You the One for Me?

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments     ix
Introduction     1
How Your Parents Shape Your Self-Esteem, Self-Image, and Body Image
Our Parents as Mirrors     9
The Seven Types of Negative Parental Mirrors     29
Your Body as a Mirror     63
How Mirror Therapy Works     77
Shattering Your Distorted Parental Mirror
Rejecting Your Parents' Negative Reflection     87
Emotionally Separating from Your Parents     104
Quieting and Countering Your Inner Critic     117
Creating a New Mirror
Looking Deeper into the Mirror: Discovering the Real You     139
Providing for Yourself What You Missed as a Child     156
Learning to Love Your Body     175
Specialized Help
If You Were Neglected, Rejected, or Abandoned: Healing the "I Am Unlovable" and "I Am Worthless" Mirrors     187
If You Were Overprotected or Emotionally Smothered: Healing the "I Am Nothing without My Parent" Mirror     204
If You Were Overly Controlled or Tyrannized: Healing the "I Am Powerless" Mirror     212
If You Had Overly Critical, Shaming, or Perfectionistic Parents: Healing the "I Am Bad," "I Am Unacceptable," and "I Am Not Good Enough" Mirrors     220
If You Had a Self-Absorbed or Narcissistic Parent: Healing the "I Don't Matter" Mirror     229
Continuing to Heal     238
Recommended Therapies     243
References     249
Recommended Reading     251
Index     255

Go to: Fatigue as a Window to the Brain or ADHD Alternatives

PDR Guide to Over-The-Counter Drugs

Author: Staff of Physicians Desk Referenc

Should you take Advil if you have an ulcer?

An antihistamine if you're taking an antidepressant?

Can you overdose on vitamin C?

For more than fifty years, doctors in all specialties have depended on the Physicians' Desk Reference® to guide them in prescribing medication for their patients. Now, for the first time, the most trusted name in medical publishing has produced a consumer guide to over-the-counter drugs that is every bit as comprehensive, authoritative, and reliable as the classic PDR.

UNIQUE FEATURES YOU'LL FIND NO WHERE ELSE
• Vitamin/mineral supplements and their recommended daily allowances
• Lactose-free, sodium-free medicines

YOU'LL ALSO FIND
• Handy comparison tables to help you select the best product for you and your family
• A list of appropriate products for a variety of illnesses
• Up-to-the-minute listings for the very latest medications
• The uses, active ingredients, proper dosages, and side effects of each medication
• Over-the-counter drugs and prescription medications to avoid in combination
• Symptoms of vitamin deficiency—and the signs of overdose
• Special cautions for seniors, expectant mothers, and infants
• And much more!

With thirty-two pages of full-color photographs!

Leslie Sansones Eat Smart Walk Strong or Dr Weinbergs Guide to the Best Health Resources on the Web

Leslie Sansone's Eat Smart, Walk Strong: The Secrets to Effortless Weight Loss

Author: Leslie Sanson

There are many small ways we sabotage our health without realizing it. By recognizing these bad habits and developing good ones through small changes, we can see big results. Using her proven six-week-plan format, Leslie teaches readers how to eat healthier and smarter one habit at a time. Because we are all created differently, a quick quiz about your current eating habits will help you customize Leslie's plan to your own needs and lifestyle. Each week you will learn a different habit with numerous tips on how to apply it effectively, including:

Intentional eating-how to improve your enjoyment of food

Breakfast-why it really is the most important meal of the day

Portion control-recognizing what a normal serving size looks like

Slow eating-food choices that are sure to fire up your metabolism

Snacking-are you a traditionalist or a grazer?

Restaurant dining-six strategies that will guarantee healthier meals out

You'll also learn about special focus foods that have remarkable abilities to help you lose weight and get healthy without dieting. You'll discover smart and tasty ways to incorporate these foods into your diet, along with an extensive section of quick and easy recipes for delicious meals and snacks. At the end of each week, a progress report will help you to apply the habit of the week, track your improvement, and record the eating habits you choose to adopt along the way. Before you know it, you'll be looking better, feeling healthier, and eating smarter!

Publishers Weekly

The "secrets" revealed in this friendly volume won't surprise many readers: losing weight requires burning more calories and consuming fewer. But given that the obesity epidemic is getting, well, bigger, the helpful tips and ideas are needed, even if they aren't particularly newsworthy. Sansone, creator of the Walk Away the Pounds book and video series, begins by explaining healthy dieting habits, highlighting typical stumbling blocks and outlining her PERFECT support system (an acronym for plan, educate, repeat, flex, exercise, celebrate and transform) that details steps she believes are key to straightforward weight loss. Then she introduces a six-week plan, complete with workbook pages for each day, designed to eradicate bad habits and promote good ones. She also includes dozens of reasonably tempting recipes (e.g., Apricot Lentil Stew, Chicken Mole, and Oatmeal-Raisin Chocolate Chip Cookies) to make in conjunction with the plan. Except for the depressing suggestion that "people do best if they spend most of their exercise time on indoor walking... walking in place... in complete privacy," this is an uplifting diet guide that can help anyone currently in the nonactive population segment-as long as they stick to it. Photos. (Jan.) Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.

Book about: The Lost Language of Plants or Finding Balance

Dr. Weinberg's Guide to the Best Health Resources on the Web

Author: Harlan R Weinberg

The Internet can be a vast, intimidating place when you're looking for honest, informative medical information. Sure, you can look up thousands of sites on Google at the click of a mouse, but how do you know if the advice on a particular site is good, or, if followed, might actually worsen your condition?

Now, Harlan Weinberg, a respected critical care doctor, has taken on the challenge to provide up-to-date, helpful information for patients and their families about the resources available on the Internet, exhaustively researching the Web to provide a directory of the best medical websites. Organized by disease or condition, and covering nearly one hundred afflictions from AIDS/HIV medicine to wound care, he offers an annotated list of sites that are both reliable and easy to understand. With Dr. Weinberg's help, you can navigate the Internet with confidence and get the right advice at the right time.

Relief from IBS or Gluten Free

Relief from IBS: Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Author: Elaine Fantle Shimberg

"Excellent."
WILLIAM A. WHITEHEAD, Ph.D.
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
"If you're bright, working hard, pushing fast — and feeling a debilitating ache in your gut that comes and goes — you may be one of the more than 22 million Americans, most of them women, suffering symptoms that are NOT life-threatening and CAN be relieved."
— from RELIEF FROM IBS
At last, here is a practical, straightforward guide that will help you gain mastery over the frustrations of IBS and simplify your life. Inside you'll find all the information you need, including: The various causes of IBS and how you can minimize their effects; how to identify harmful stresses in your life and significantly reduce their impact; how to design a diet that is both healthful AND pleasurable, and much more.

Book review: Le Prix les Stratégies de Mgmt pour les Décisions D'affaires

Gluten-Free: More than 125 Recipes for Delectable Sweet and Savory Baked Goods, Including Cakes, Pies, Quick Breads, Muffins, Cookies, and Other Delights

Author: Michael Cox

For celiacs who love food — a beautiful book of delectable dishes.

Millions who cannot tolerate gluten in their diet no longer have to make do with cookbooks that provide safe but unappealing recipes. With more than 100 contemporary recipes that will delight the palate, please the eye, and satisfy families and guests—celiac and nonceliac alike—Gluten-Free offers a welcome alternative. Based on mouthwatering Mediterranean cuisine, Gluten-Free includes:

• Tempting recipes for every meal of the day that don't rely on specialty ingredients: appealing appetizers such as Gazpacho; lunch and light supper treats such as Chicken with Basil and Almonds; substantial dinners like Seafood Paella; and a wonderful selection of desserts, from gluten-free breads and cakes to inventive fruit combinations.
• Complete nutritional information on every recipe, conveniently provided in a table in the back of the book.
• Important information on celiac disease and tips on how to choose ingredients that are safe to eat.

Illustrated with beautiful full-color photographs and packed with helpful information, Gluten-Free proves it is possible for celiacs to meet dietary demands and still explore an exciting new world of food.

What People Are Saying

Leon H. Rottmann
This is an excellent work and will make a fine contribution to the literature.

Eatingwell Diabetes Cookbook or Healing Fibromyalgia

Eatingwell Diabetes Cookbook: 275 Delicious Recipes and 100+ Tips for Simple, Everyday Carbohydrate Control

Author: Joyce Hendley

"The way we all should be eating."—Marion J. Franz, Certified Diabetes Educator

Rather than a cause for despair, a diabetes diagnosis can be the start of a new life for the person who embraces a better diet and healthier lifestyle. Medical experts are encouraging people with type 2 (adult-onset) diabetes to take charge of managing their condition, starting with eating well—choosing the right foods that naturally help stabilize glucose levels, thus providing long-lasting energy and vitality and, over time, a trimmer figure and a healthier outlook for the future.

Here is a cookbook destined to become a bible for the millions of households where diabetes is an everyday concern. From the award-winning kitchens of EatingWell magazine come hundreds of full-flavored, satisfying recipes the whole family can enjoy.

New Ideas: Take the best, newest scientific advice and forget the old advice of banning all sugar, eliminating all fat, and restricting eating to bland and boring food. With the right ingredients and recipes, a person with diabetes can eat better than ever.

The Right Carbs: Discover real eating satisfaction with a smart choice of carbohydrates, minimizing the problematic ingredients and emphasizing those that leading nutrition authorities are recommending.

The Right Proteins and Fats: Learn why the new approaches to eating well with diabetes mean using good fats and good protein sources to provide great flavors, positive health benefits, and freedom from hunger between meals. 10 black & white photographs, 16-page color insert, index.

New interesting textbook: Der Reichtum von Nationen

Healing Fibromyalgia: The Three-Step Solution

Author: David H Trock MD

Finally——an effective approach to fibromyalgia treatment and recovery!

"Healing Fibromyalgia is a must for the person with fibromyalgia. Dr. Trock has listened to the needs of his patients and has responded with a clear and concise book that explains the problem and provides solutions to living with fibromyalgia—highly recommended as a guide to recovery!"

—Denise L. Taylor-Moon, former Director of Outreach for the Chronic Pain and Fatigue Research Center at the University of Michigan

Healing Fibromyalgia: The Three-Step Solution is not just another book telling you how to live with fibromyalgia—it's a guide for enjoying life fully without it. Exciting new findings and effective new therapies make it possible to eliminate the debilitating, intense pain and fatigue of fibromyalgia and reboot your life. This authoritative medical guide gives you the most current and accurate information on fibromyalgia causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatments. Healing Fibromyalgia covers vital topics that include:

• Common triggers of fibromyalgia, including physical trauma, an infection such as Lyme disease or hepatitis C, emotional upheaval, or chronic daily stress


• Finding the right physician—one who will listen to you and work with you


• The ideal fibromyalgia work-up—your medical history and physical exam


• An integrative approach to recovery that includes traditional medicine, lifestyle modifications, and holistic care


• Pharmaceutical and nonpharmaceutical treatments, including dietary supplements, manual therapies, injectiontreatments, pain-management techniques, and alternative remedies


• Useful tools for managing your fibromyalgia


• Beneficial lifestyle changes, including exercise and nutrition dos and don'ts


• Real-life stories of people who have conquered fibromyalgia

Fibromyalgia sufferers have different triggers, different combinations of symptoms, and different routes to successful treatment and healing. This guide helps you find your personal path toward real and lasting relief.

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments.

Introduction.

Part I: The Problem.

Chapter 1. Fibromyalgia and Its Common Triggers.

Chapter 2. The Biology of Chronic Stress.

Chapter 3. Pain Generators?

Chapter 4. Sleep Matters.

Chapter 5. Why Doctors Have Failed.

Part II: The Solution.

Chapter 6. Making the correct diagnosis.

Chapter 7. The Ideal Fibromyalgia Work-up.

Chapter 8. Your Way to Recovery

Chapter 9. New treatments on the horizon.

Chapter 10. Tools for Managing Your Fibromyalgia.

Chapter 11. Putting It All Together.

Appendix A.

Appendix B.

Appendix C.

Appendix D.

Resources.

Glossary.

References.

Index.

Pregnancy For Dummies or Reconstructing Illness

Pregnancy For Dummies

Author: Joanne Stone MD

Now updated--our bestselling guide to a safe and healthy pregnancy

With robust sales and its own four-part cable TV series, Pregnancy For Dummies has been a perennial favorite, giving parents-to-be authoritative, friendly, up-to-date advice on every aspect of pregnancy and childbirth. This new edition offers all of the latest information expecting parents want to know, including expanded coverage on the health and well-being of both mother and child. It takes readers through the first, second, and third trimesters, providing new and updated coverage of prenatal genetic screening and diagnosis, amniocentesis, new high-tech ultrasounds, and the revised FDA/USDA food pyramid. It also discusses the recent celebrity trend of "on-demand" cesarean sections, multiple births, what to expect in labor and delivery, postpartum care, choosing bottle or breastfeeding, preparing a home (and siblings) for a new baby, caring for preemies, and the mother's mental as well as physical health.

"A thorough, accurate, and highly informative guide."--Los Angeles Times

Joanne Stone, MD (New York, NY), and Keith Eddleman, MD (New York, NY), are Board Certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology. They are Associate Professors at Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Mary Murray (New York, NY) is an award-winning writer who has contributed to the New York Times, Allure, Longevity, and many other publications.

Table of Contents:

Introduction.

PART I: The Game Plan.

Chapter 1: From Here to Maternity.

Chapter 2: I Think I'm Pregnant.

Chapter 3: Preparing for Life during Pregnancy.

Chapter 4: Diet and Exercise for the Expectant Mother.

PART II: Pregnancy: A Drama in Three Acts.

Chapter 5: The First Trimester.

Chapter 6: The Second Trimester.

Chapter 7: The Third Trimester.

PART III: The Big Event: Labor, Delivery, and Recovery.

Chapter 8: Honey, I Think I'm in Labor!

Chapter 9: Special Delivery!

Chapter 10: Hello, World! The Newborn.

Chapter 11: Taking Care of Yourself after Delivery.

Chapter 12: Feeding the Baby.

PART IV: Special Concerns.

Chapter 13: Pregnancies with Special Considerations.

Chapter 14: When Things Get Complicated.

Chapter 15: Pregnancy in Sickness and in Health.

Chapter 16: When the Unexpected Happens.

PART V: The Part of Tens.

Chapter 17: Ten Things Nobody Tells You.

Chapter 18: Ten Myths about Predicting Your Baby's Sex.

Chapter 19: Ten Old Wives' Tales.

Chapter 20: Ten Landmarks in Fetal Development.

Chapter 21: Ten Key Things You Can See on Ultrasound.

Appendix: The Pregnant Man: Having a Baby from a Dad's Perspective.

Index.

Book Registration Information.

Book about: Methods of Moments and Semiparametric Methods for Limited Dependent and Variable Models or Race Class Gender

Reconstructing Illness: Studies in Pathography

Author: Anne Hunsaker Hunsaker Hawkins

Serious illness and mortality, those most universal, unavoidable, and frightening of human experiences, are the focus of this pioneering study, which has been hailed as a telling and provocative commentary on our times. As modern medicine has become more scientific and dispassionate, a new literary genre as emerged: pathography, the personal narrative concerning illness, treatment and sometimes death. Hawkins's sensitive reading of numerous pathographies highlights the assumptions, attitudes, and myths that people bring to the medical encounter. One factor emerges again and again in these "case studies": the tendency in contemporary medical practice to focus primarily not on the needs of the individual who is sick but on the condition that we call disease. Recommended for medical practitioners, the clergy, caregivers, students of popular culture, and the general reader, Reconstructing Illness demonstrates that "only when we hear both the doctor's and the patient's voice will we have a medicine that is truly human."

Publishers Weekly

Hawkins, an associate professor of humanities at Pennsylvania State University School of Medicine, argues convincingly that today's ``pathographies,'' or first-person written accounts of experiences with disease, are replacing the stories of religious conversion that were popular in earlier eras. She posits that each of these works chooses one of three central themes to make sense out of impending death. One theme views death and illness as a battle or journey to be undertaken; a second is framed as a quest for ``the good death''; the third posits the belief that patients can take responsibility for their own recovery. Sources such as Paul Monette's Borrowed Time and Gilda Radner's comic autobiography back up these theories, but sometimes Hawkins flits from one work to the next without lending the reader any complex understanding of them. Furthermore, the organization of the three types of pathography into separate chapters does not allow for the possibility that some books fall into more than one category. However, the observations about contemporary culture and our feelings about death and illness are plausible and intriguing, and the writing is clear. (June)

Booknews

Studies the myths, attitudes, and assumptions that inform the way we deal with illness. Begins with an analysis of a popular literary genre, recent biographies and autobiographies that describe experiences of illness, and evolves into a discussion of issues in contemporary medical practice. This second edition contains a new final chapter surveying pathographies that have appeared since the first edition (1992), and suggesting two additional illness myths. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Breast Cancer or Alzheimer Disease SourceBook

Breast Cancer

Author: Jack Canfield

This new series from Chicken Soup for the Soul - inspirational stories followed by positive, practical medical advice for caregivers and patients - is the perfect blend of emotional support and vital information on breast cancer including:

• understanding your diagnosis
• working with your doctor
• talking with friends and family
• treatment options
• from baldness to breastforms
• emotional healing
• conquering side effects
• alternative therapies
• finding support groups
• thriving with breast cancer
  

Chicken Soup for the Soul partners with top doctors to give you the information you need to survive-and the positive inspiration to thrive. Each book features beautifully written stories plus information on diet, lifestyle, diagnosis, procedures, caregiving, emotional issues and alternative therapies from some of the world's foremost experts.

Library Journal

A Mayo Clinic cancer specialist stirs up information and inspiration for those diagnosed with breast cancer. Fill-in blanks make this a solid gift item. Two convenient formats in the "Chicken Soup" style. Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.

Interesting textbook: Marketing Global

Alzheimer Disease Sourcebook

Author: Karen Bellenir

Omnigraphics' Health Reference Series is designed for the general reader seeking guidance on how to avoid serious illness by following preventive lifestyles and recognizing early warning signs. It also supports the layperson who has received a diagnosis of a serious disease or disorder as well as the family member or nonprofessional caregiver who must learn to care and to cope with the illness. Each volume in the series deals comprehensively with a particular area of medical concern and contains material found in publications issued by the National Institutes of Health and other agencies and associations. Nowhere else can general readers find this information conveniently collected, coordinated, and indexed in book form.

According to recent statistics Alzheimer disease affects more than 5 million Americans. Medical researchers do not fully understand what causes it, and there is no cure. The risk for developing Alzheimer disease increases as a person ages. About five percent of men and women between the ages of 65 and 74 have Alzheimer disease, and nearly half of those 85 and older may have it. Because the U.S. population as a whole is aging, the estimated number of affected people is expected to grow dramatically. By the year 2050, as many as 14 million people may be victims-unless medical researchers can find a means of prevention or a cure.

Alzheimer Disease Sourcebook, Fourth Edition provides updated information about Alzheimer disease and other types of dementia, including multi-infarct dementia, frontotemporal dementia, Binswanger disease, Huntington disease, dementia with Lewy bodies, and Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome. It explains recent advances made in understanding thecauses of dementing disorders, improvements made in diagnostic procedures, and discoveries that have helped identify potential treatments. For people newly diagnosed with Alzheimer disease, it offers information about coping with mental changes and long-term planning. For caregivers, it offers suggestions about many practical aspects of daily life, including planning activities, managing behavior problems, and helping people with dementia maintain their skills. A glossary and directories of resources provide additional help and information.

Table of Contents:

Preface     ix
What You Need to Know about Alzheimer Disease
Questions and Answers about Alzheimer Disease     3
Alzheimer Disease Facts and Figures     11
The Brain and Alzheimer Disease: New Insights     27
Understanding Alzheimer Disease Risk Factors     47
Genetics and Alzheimer Disease     61
Can Alzheimer Disease Be Prevented?     67
Stages of Alzheimer Disease     79
Can the Progression of Alzheimer Disease Be Slowed?     85
Other Dementias and Related Disorders
Dementia: An Overview     97
Delirium Versus Dementia     129
Mild Cognitive Impairment     137
Vascular Cognitive Impairment and Multi-Infarct Dementia     141
Subcortical Dementia (Binswanger Disease)     147
Lewy Body Dementia     149
Frontotemporal Dementia     155
AIDS Dementia Complex     161
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease     169
Huntington Disease     177
Parkinson Disease     197
Down Syndrome and Dementia     203
Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus     207
Cerebral Atrophy     209
Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome and Alcohol-Related Brain Damage     211
Copingwith Alzheimer Disease and Other Dementias
Maintaining Cognitive Vitality as You Age     223
Memory Loss and Forgetfulness: When Should I Be Concerned?     233
Steps to Diagnosing Alzheimer Disease     241
If You Have Alzheimer Disease     247
Living with Early-Onset Alzheimer Disease     255
Nutrition for People with Alzheimer Disease     263
Driving and Alzheimer Disease     267
What Medications Are Used to Treat Alzheimer Disease     271
Alternative Treatments and Therapies for Alzheimer Disease     279
Planning Guide for Long-Term Care     285
Legal Issues in Planning for Incapacity     297
Caregiver Concerns
Alzheimer Disease: A Guide for Caregivers     309
Answers for Long-Distance Caregivers     321
Caregiver Stress     337
Home Safety for People with Alzheimer Disease     345
Depression and Alzheimer Disease     365
Activities at Home: Planning the Day for the Person with Dementia     369
Tips for Traveling with a Person with Dementia     377
Understanding and Handling Dementia-Related Behaviors     381
Understanding Alzheimer-Related Sleep Problems     393
Coping with Problems Related to Sexual Behaviors      399
Hiring In-Home Help     403
Handling Hospitalizations     411
Late-Stage Care for Alzheimer Patients     429
End-of-Life Decisions     437
Alzheimer Disease and Dementia-Related Research
Alzheimer Disease Clinical Trials     447
Studies to Detect and Monitor Alzheimer Disease     455
New Genetic Clues Regarding Dementia     463
Anti-Inflammatory Drugs Do Not Prevent Alzheimer Disease     471
Loss of Body Mass Linked to Development of Alzheimer Disease     475
Studying the Effects of Mental Exercise on Seniors' Thinking Skills     479
Study Finds Mix of Disease Processes at Work in Brains of Most People with Dementia     483
Cardiovascular Risks May Also Increase Risk for Alzheimer Disease     485
Diabetes Linked to Increased Risk of Alzheimer Disease     489
Dementia and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) May Share a Common Pathological Process     491
Clinical Antipsychotic Trials of Intervention Effectiveness (CATIE): Phase I Results     493
Study Suggests New Treatments for Alzheimer Disease     503
Study Identifies Predictors of Alzheimer Disease Longevity     507
Brain Autopsy and Brain Tissue for Scientific Research     511
Additional Help and Information
Glossary of Terms Related to Alzheimer Disease and Other Dementias     535
How to Enroll in The Safe Return Program     545
Alzheimer Disease Centers (ADCs) Program Directory     549
Directory of Resources for Additional Information about Alzheimer Disease and Other Dementias     557
Additional Reading about Alzheimer Disease and Other Dementias     571
Index     579

Theres Always Help Theres Always Hope or Unraveling The Add Adhd Fiasco

There's Always Help: There's Always Hope: An Award-Winning Psychiatrist Shows You How to Heal Your Body, Mind, and Spirit

Author: Eve A Wood

Although surrounded by options for medical, psychological, and spiritual support, we lack a unified model of healing that can truly guide us in our journey to wellness. Thus we remain lost, suffering and confused. This book offers us hope. In it, Dr. Eve A. Wood presents an integrative approach to healing that combines traditional psychiatric practices and universal spiritual principles. By sharing her patients’ poignant, captivating, and miraculous tales of recovery to demonstrate crucial lessons, Dr. Wood demystifies the therapeutic process. She provides us with the concepts, tools, and resources we need to craft our own unique paths to personal fulfillment, joy, and health. With extraordinary reverence and compassion for the human spirit, Dr. Wood demonstrates that with time, patience, willingness, and hope, we can work through even the most impossible challenges in order to achieve emotional health and inner peace. Believing that each of us has a tale that we’re meant to live and share, Dr. Wood shows us how to find and live our own stories. Whether you suffer from a diagnosable condition, or simply want to better understand yourself, Harnessing Your Healing Potential will help you find your path to a better future.

Library Journal

A patient can heal psychologically if he or she really wants to by dealing first with bodily symptoms, then mental/emotional aspects, and then spiritual concepts and then by integrating all three. Psychologist Wood (medicine, Univ. of Arizona Program in Integrative Medicine) uses this theme to develop an approach for people who think they might have primary psychiatric conditions and don't know where to turn, though those with longstanding problems who have had no relief from their symptoms may also find this book useful. Theorizing that people can heal by seeing parts of themselves through others' stories, Wood shares tales from patients with multiple-personality, panic, obsessive-compulsive, and attention-deficit disorders. A more interesting approach would have been to track these same patients through the four-step process she advocates. Although too cerebral to effect much in the way of real spiritual change, the book is adequate as a source of pointers on gaining better mental functioning and/or emotional survival. For example, a "Feelings Vocabulary" helps distinguish "disorder feelings" from "core feelings" and is a good basic diagnostic tool. Recommended for psychology collections in larger public libraries.-Lisa Liquori, MLS, Syracuse, NY Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

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Unraveling The Add/Adhd Fiasco

Author: David B Stein

Few issues in child health are as inflammatory, contentious, and controversial as the use of Ritalin to treat ADD/ADHD. Dr. Stein shows how parents can eliminate amphetamines from their children's lives and raise healthy, drug-free kids.

A Field Guide to Ticks or Dr Bobs Guide to Optimal Health

A Field Guide to Ticks: Prevention and Treatment of Lyme Disease and Other Ailments Caused by Ticks, Scorpions, Spiders, and Mites: A Pocket R

Author: Susan Carol Hauser

Ticks are among the most feared of all eight-legged pests because they carry the debilitating Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain spotted fever. Both diseases can cause permanent damage to the infected, and early detection is difficult. It's gotten so that in some parts of the country, folks are afraid to weed their gardens or hike in the woods. How can we regain the outdoors without putting ourselves and our children at risk? This guide provides the answers, along with vital information on other poisonous arachnids, including the black widow spider, brown recluse, scorpions, mites, and more. This book will help you: identify the species of poisonous ticks, spiders, and mites in your area; learn the warning signs of Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain fever, and other ailments; prevent contact with disease-bearing ticks; recognize and treat reactions from bites; protect and treat children and pets; sort through the myths about ticks and poisonous spiders; and more. No homeowner, suburban or rural dweller, gardener, hiker, camper, hunter, or anyone who enjoys the outdoors should be without a copy of this guide. (51/2 X 81/4, 160 pages, b&w photos, map, illustrations, charts)

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Dr. Bob's Guide to Optimal Health: God's Plan for a Long, Healthy Life

Author: Bob Bob DeMaria

Dr. Bob's Guide to Optimal Health is a compilation of Dr. Bob DeMaria's 30 years of experience in the wellness health field. Based on a year long pattern and wellness model lifestyle enhancement, this book provides a Bible based guide to a whole body restoration. Dr. Bob's clinical based proven experience and knowledge will create a natural desire to achieve optimal health—natures way—the way it was designed by our creator. You will rejoice with eighteen new health patterns slowly incorporated over twelve months. "Dr. Bob's natural health tips will take Christians to a higher level of optimal health This book is a must read". —Jordan Rubin, NY Times Best Selling author of The Maker's Diet

Of Course Youre Angry or Reiki para principiantes

Of Course You're Angry: A Family Guide Dealing with the Emotions of Substance Abuse

Author: Garth M Rosellini

Though we may not like to admit it, all of us get angry. At times we feel irked, exasperated, irritated, resentful, even enraged. Anger is a normal and healthy human emotion; learning to acknowledge and express it appropriately, however, especially for those in early recovery, is another story.

First published in 1985, this timely revision of the best-selling Hazelden title on the nature and resolution of anger shows us how to make anger work in a positive and effective way that can ease, rather than exacerbate, the problems and challenges of early recovery.

In a friendly, nonconfrontive manner, Of Course You're Angry guides readers to discover the source of their anger and the forms it takes -- such as violence, depression, resentment, and manipulation. Authors Gayle Rosellini and Mark Worden continue by exploring various anger styles, and then provide clear, sensible, and practical guidelines for expressing anger, conquering "common conceits," and "wrangling with rancor. " Their real-life examples and down-to-earth advice for dealing with anger without fear or guilt -- and without hurting oneself or others -- offers addicts as well as their family members and friends a way passed one of the most dangerous pitfalls of early recovery.

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Reiki para principiantes: T?cnicas naturales de curaci?n

Author: David Vennells

Convierta sus manos en herramientas de curación

Reiki es un sistema de sanación a través de las manos, práctico pero a la vez profundo. Se desarrolló en Japón en 1800. Reiki para principiantes le ofrece los principios básicos para aplicar estas técnicas como una alternativa curativa, así como una herramienta de autoconocimiento y superación personal. Descubra sus misterios más escondidos, aprenda a sanar heridas y descubra su potencial para la felicidad. Aproveche las técnicas del Reiki para aprender:

Las causas y curas de enfermedades

Las doce posiciones de la mano para el Reiki

Cómo prepararse para el Reiki

Tratamientos de autocuración y para sanar a otros

Técnicas de meditación y relajación

Cómo se relaciona el Reiki y el Budísmo

Author Biography: David Vennells (Manchester, England) is a Reiki practitioner and teacher. He first experienced Reiki after suffering from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome for four years. In a very short time Reiki greatly improved his mental and physical condition and general quality of life.