The POTS, MCAS, and EDS Teen Survival Guide
Living with POTS, MCAS, and EDS as a teenager isn't just hard-it's like playing life on expert mode while everyone else gets the tutorial. This comprehensive guide is the book you've been searching for: real advice from someone who gets it, written specifically for teens and young adults navigating these connected conditions. Finally, a book that answers YOUR questions: How do I explain invisible illness without sounding like a medical textbook? What accommodations actually work for high school and college? How do I date when my body has other plans? Can I still have dreams with chronic illness? Inside this practical guide, you'll discover: ✓ School Success Strategies: Get real 504/IEP accommodations that work, manage brain fog during tests, handle PE modifications, and deal with teachers who don't understand invisible disabilities ✓ Social Life Solutions: Navigate friendships, dating, and intimacy with chronic conditions, set boundaries that stick, and find your people who truly get it ✓ Family Dynamics: Communicate with parents who don't understand, handle sibling relationships, survive family gatherings, and manage financial dependence ✓ Healthcare Transitions: Move from pediatric to adult care successfully, understand insurance basics, find doctors who listen, and build your medical team ✓ Life Planning: Explore college options (including online and alternative paths), job hunting with disabilities, living independently, and creating a meaningful future This isn't another medical textbook . It's practical, honest guidance covering everything from medication management to mental health, from managing symptoms during SATs to explaining why you need to lie down on dates. Written specifically for: Teenagers newly diagnosed with POTS, MCAS, or EDS Young adults managing multiple chronic conditions Students needing school accommodations Parents seeking to understand and support their chronically ill teen Anyone navigating dysautonomia, mast cell disorders, or connective tissue conditions Key topics include: Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) management, Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS) triggers, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) accommodations, brain fog strategies, chronic fatigue solutions, invisible illness advocacy, teenage chronic illness, young adult disability resources, school accommodation guide, and healthcare transition planning. Stop feeling alone in your journey. Join thousands of young people who are crushing it with chronic illness-on their own terms, at their own pace, with strategies that actually work. Your life with POTS, MCAS, and EDS might look different than you planned, but different doesn't mean less than. This guide will help you build a life worth living-symptoms and all.
50 Days, 50 Ways
An Encouraging, Reflective Workbook to Help You Care with Compassion and Stay Grounded Along the WayCaring for someone with dementia is a journey that demands patience, presence, and emotional resilience. 50 Days, 50 Ways is a beautifully designed workbook created to support and uplift caregivers - not just with practical tips, but with space to reflect, grow, and reconnect with your purpose.Over the course of 50 daily pages, you'll explore bite-sized care strategies, emotional insights, and gentle prompts to guide you through the real challenges of dementia care. Each day invites you to pause, practice a supportive skill, and check in with yourself - because you matter just as much as the person you're caring for.What's Inside: 50 unique care principles - one for each dayActionable prompts and caregiver-tested techniquesSpace for daily reflection and "small wins"Self-care check-ins and optional journaling areasBonus calming phrases and supportive remindersSample Topics: "Start Where They Are""Use Gentle Touch (If Welcome)""Redirect with Compassion""You Can't Pour from an Empty Cup""Celebrate What You Bring"You're not alone. You're doing your best. And that's more than enough.
Habit Launch
Create Habits that Work with Your UNIQUENESS, Without the One-Size-Fits-All NonsenseWhat if you could finally tailor routines you actually love doing? What if these routines brought out the best in you and started a powerful chain reaction to help you get exactly what you WANT?You'll have to STOP working so hard, though. You'll have to stop saying you haven't succeeded because you're "lazy." You'll have to stop beating yourself up for not working "hard enough." You'll have to stop copying successful people's habits that are not compatible with your inner self.Here's what you'll START doing: -You'll discover the easier way to kick-start your dreams.-You'll learn how to tailor your strategies and tactics so they work FOR you (not against you).-You'll discover why mindless copying of the successful people's habits often decreases the quality of your life (Paradox of Undesirable Success)-You'll see how the smallest of changes can help you transform your life.-You'll discover how to pick, tweak and form habits that fit you like a glove.-You'll learn how you can improve your health and fitness as you reduce stress and negativity.-You'll discover how to reach your full potential in success, happiness and well-being.-You'll learn how to use your new, personalized habits to finally create the life you really want for yourself.BONUS! FREE printable workbook to make your journey easier.Habit Launch was written to help you tailor your new habit today so you can KNOW WHAT IS POSSIBLE FOR YOU. Let's find out together, now. Your wait is over.
The Cancer Revolution
Discover a groundbreaking integrative approach to treating and preventing cancer When it comes to cancer, conventional doctors are trained to treat their patients with surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy. These methods are grueling on the whole body--and they do not treat beyond the tumor or the cancer itself. The focus is on the disease, not the whole person--and because of this, the outcomes in conventional medicine can be bleak. But it does not have to be this way. Leigh Erin Connealy, MD, has developed a whole-person approach to treating cancer--and these treatments have helped thousands of patients through her Cancer Center for Healing and extensive outreach in the field of integrative medicine. In this completely revised and updated edition of her groundbreaking book, Dr. Connealy shows you how to get to the root causes of cancer and the practical steps you can take to get back on the path to healing, all rooted in the latest research and treatment protocols. With the Seven Revolutionary Cancer Strategies and a plan for sustained health and wellness, The Cancer Revolution will equip you to make impactful, achievable lifestyle choices that fight the root of the disease, improve overall health, and offer hope for recovery and a cancer-free life.
Dementia Caregiver Guide
This simple, easy to read, 100 page guidebook helps family members, friends, and caregivers to better understand the changes that come with advancing dementia or other impairments in thinking, reasoning or processing information.It also reinforces the impact of Teepa Snow's guidance and person-centered care interventions including the GEMS and Positive Approach to Care techniques. The goal is to provide better support and care practices when someone is living with an ever-changing condition. By appreciating what has changed but leveraging what is still possible, care partners can choose interactions that are more positive, communication that is more productive, and care that is more effective and less challenging for all involved.
The Vagus Nerve
Calm anxiety and reclaim your well-being in just minutes a day-without complicated routines or wellness hype.Have you tried everything to reduce stress, improve focus, or ease digestive issues-only to feel frustrated or overwhelmed?What if the real key to healing isn't another app, supplement, or fad-but your own nervous system?The Vagus Nerve: Decoded is a science-backed guide to unlocking one of your body's most powerful healing tools: the vagus nerve. Written by Dr. Rebecca Lewis, this book offers practical, safe, and effective techniques to help you lower anxiety, reduce chronic stress, and support your overall health-naturally.Inside, you'll discover: The science-simply explained. Learn how your vagus nerve affects anxiety, digestion, immunity, and mood-with diagrams and real-world analogies.7 step-by-step vagus nerve exercises you can do in under 5 minutes-at home, at work, or on the go.The best quick-relief practice for anxious moments-ideal for social events, public speaking, or high-stress days.The gut-brain connection decoded: how your nervous system impacts inflammation, digestion, and food sensitivities.How to integrate vagus nerve resets with yoga, meditation, and sleep-without disrupting your routine.Easy "micro-practices" for mornings, commutes, and bedtime-even on your busiest days.What vagal tone is, why it matters, and how to improve it safely for long-term health.Evidence-based diet and lifestyle tips to support your nervous system.Copy-and-use templates to help you track results or sync with your favorite health app.Encouragement to build support-because healing is easier together.This book is grounded in science, not speculation. If you've tried meditation apps or breathing tips and still felt lost or stuck, you'll find clarity here. You don't need to overhaul your life. These gentle, proven techniques work with what you're already doing-and can start helping you feel better fast.Whether you want to relieve anxiety, calm your gut, or boost your focus, The Vagus Nerve: Decoded offers a trusted, natural path to real results.
Empathy - The Way of St. Edith Stein
This book proposes that Edith Stein's (St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, 1891-1942) philosophy of anthropology and her Carmelite apophatic spirituality articulate a valuable conceptual framework for the soul care of elders living with dementia in healthcare settings.It highlights the significance of spiritual care ministry for elders with dementia and underscores its essential role in healthcare. Soul care is rooted in Steinian ethical personalism, which respects and upholds the inherent dignity and humanity of elders living with dementia.As an embodied Truth on earth, Edith Stein's philosophy of anthropology, and her phenomenology of incarnational existentialism and theo-centric apophatic spirituality reflected in Holy Realism, offer a sense of profound faith and hope to spiritual care providers working for elders living with dementia. Edith Stein also to teach us to grow continuously in our search for Truth wherever we are called to provide spiritual care. We, as spiritual care providers, have the privilege to deepen the purpose of our service for the good of others and our own spiritual growth in spiritual care ministry, participating in God's self-communication of love for elders living with dementia, who bear the image of God as God's creation.This book presents an excellent resource for chaplaincy education and training in healthcare settings.
Human Rights in Dementia Care
Human rights are a key issue for all healthcare and social care practitioners, and almost every aspect of dementia care has a human rights dimension. How can we balance the individual's right for dignity, autonomy and privacy against the backdrop of time constraints, duty of care and limited resources? Can a person with dementia be supported to participate in decision making? Is assistive technology always empowering? What must it feel like to be denied a dementia- specific service because of one's age? This practice guide addresses these along with other critical questions, helping you to better understand the diverse and often complex dimensions of dementia caregiving. It provides a new framework to enable you to apply a human rights approach to real life situations, placing the person with dementia at the centre stage and keeping their dignity, independence, sense of purpose and quality of life at the fore. The book builds on person-centred principles, uses case studies to demonstrate theory and provides new analytical tools to support all those committed to best practice in dementia care.
No Mammo?
Every year, the month of October is decked out in pink, with countless posters calling on people to crusade against breast cancer through mammography. Why are public health officials, doctors, associations and laboratories so keen to do this? Are women really well informed about the risks they run by undergoing screening? And do the promised benefits really exist? Rachel Campergue was outraged by gynecologists' obstinacy in forcing her to undergo mammography. What she discovered was appalling. By infantilizing women, public authorities promote confusion between prevention and screening. Doctors do not have adequate knowledge to ensure that the consents they obtain from their patients are indeed "informed". As for the associations, they are the agents of a juicy business that benefits above all the manufacturers of health products. The conclusion of this abundant, precise and humorous work is without appeal: a cancer detected by mammography does not equal a life saved, and if you choose to have one every two years, do so with full knowledge of the facts.
36-Hour Day
With over 4 million copies sold, the best-selling guide to understanding and caring for people with dementia is now redesigned, revised, and updated!For 40 years, The 36-Hour Day has been the leading work on the care of people with dementia and their family members. Written by experts with decades of experience caring for individuals with memory loss, Alzheimer disease, and other dementias, the book's authoritative and compassionate approach to care features discussions of the causes of dementia and the management of its symptoms from the early stages to late-stage disease.This edition highlights the significant advances in diagnostic testing, treatment, and research that have occurred in recent years. Offering useful takeaway messages and informed by the latest practices in dementia care, this new edition has been thoroughly updated. It features - updated information on prevention, new diagnostic methods and criteria, and advances in medication therapy;- essential insights on everything from home care aides to useful apps to promising preventive techniques and therapies; and - practical advice for avoiding caregiver burnout--plus tips for when and how to get additional help.Like earlier editions, the eighth edition focuses on improving the lives of those with dementia and memory loss as well as those who love and care for them. The definitive guide to dementia care, The 36-Hour Day offers readers compassionate guidance and a ready resource for every step of the journey.
Despair Today - Hope for Tomorrow
Elizabeth's only son James was born with Prader-Willi Syndrome, a rare genetic neurodevelopmental disorder with lifelong physical, cognitive, and behavioural disabilities. From adolescence into adult life, he has also suffered from debilitating mental illness and side effects of psychotropic medications, resulting in multiple hospitalisations.This is the story of Elizabeth's navigation along the journey with James - of diagnoses, education options, inadequate mental health services and an ever-changing NDIS landscape, all while maintaining a community of care and support around them.For over forty years, she has experienced the full range of emotions from overwhelming love, joy, compassion, tolerance and patience to anxiety, fear, dread, despair and sadness. These emotions have built courage and resilience, often not realised then, but illuminated in later realisations of 'I can do this, again, and again, and again if I have to for James' sake.' As a Christian, Elizabeth reflects on the tussles and frustrations she has had with God about suffering, her faith and the great hope she holds for James beyond his earthly life.She documents the journey for her healing and inspires others to keep going, not give up, trust their instincts, call out injustice when they experience it, lean on others when needed, and acknowledge the inner strength they have.
You Can Be a Hero and Save Someone's Life
When Will is nine years old, he learns that his grandma has been diagnosed with colon cancer. This life changing event brings up fears, misunderstandings, and emotions in Will's mind. With the help of his parents, he navigates questions about how people get cancer, how it develops, and how it is treated while his grandma undergoes surgery and chemotherapy. But he also learns that colon cancer is preventable when his own parents opt to get checked for colon cancer. He decides to spread the word to children that they should get regular health check-ups when they are adults . . . and that they should spread the word of colon cancer prevention as well. Because it might save a life!A diagnosis of cancer is always an extraordinary medical challenge for the patient and all family members. In this book, Will is taught about the origin and the treatment options of colon cancer. But he also learns that he and everyone can play an active part in preventing this kind of cancer.
Michael's Memories
Living with or supporting someone with dementia is a profoundly personal and emotional journey, as author Agnes Chinelo knows well, and it is essential to have good advice and support along the way. Written from the dual perspective of being a medical doctor who also has lived experience as a caregiver on her father's dementia journey, Michael's Memories is a unique blend of memoir, dementia care advice and information, and advocacy for better dementia care and research.As a Family Medicine Physician, health empowerment and education advocate, Dr. Agnes Chinelo's book is a powerful resource for dementia care, offering practical tips and tools for caregivers. By sharing the details of her father's life and his experience with dementia, she provides a holistic and professional perspective. Her book honours those living with dementia, encourages resilience, and empowers caregivers, making them feel supported and valued. The book weaves in the exciting details from her father's life, who was born in Aguluezechukwu, Aguata, Anambra State, Nigeria, to apolygamous family and rose from poverty to become a successful entrepreneur.Dr. Agnes Chinelo explores how the social determinants of health-such as healthcare disparities, education, and cultural factors- affect dementia in the Minority population.She also provides helpful background information on the types and stages of dementia, preventing dementia, and a variety of essential topics for caregivers, such as: . Understanding sundowning;- Preventing wandering behaviour;- Different kinds of dementia therapies;- Driving and dementia;- Nutrition and dementia;- Spirituality and dementia;- Safeguarding business and legal affairs;- Managing caregiver stress.In addition, Dr. Agnes Chinelo addresses dementia as a global health issue and advocates for societal solutions to care for those living with dementia. Filled with hope, information, and tips for everyday care, Michael's Memories is a book that caregivers will refer to repeatedly.
Tobaccoism
"Tobaccoism: Or, How Tobacco Kills" by John Harvey Kellogg, originally published in 1922, presents a detailed examination of the detrimental effects of tobacco use. Kellogg, a renowned physician and health advocate, meticulously outlines the various ways in which tobacco impacts human health, covering physiological, psychological, and social consequences. This book serves as a historical document reflecting early 20th-century perspectives on the dangers of smoking and tobacco addiction. Tobaccoism remains a relevant resource for understanding the historical context of public health concerns surrounding tobacco and the ongoing efforts to combat its harmful effects. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Writing as a Treatment for Cancer
If you are serious about beating cancer and are ready to discover the healing power of expressive handwriting, this book is for you. Through hundreds of prompts, you are invited to explore your innermost feelings with pen and paper. This can ease your way during chemotherapy, surgery, and radiation, and help you restore your body, emotions, mind, personal relationships, and spirit. Each section begins by revealing how the author, in radical remission from end-stage cancer, created positive changes for her life by writing out her difficult feelings. Then warmup questions progress toward "moving deeper" queries. The final "dive to thrive" process allows fresh insights to flourish as you sidestep your normal inhibitions. Scientific studies suggest that this integrative therapy can boost immunity, lower stress, and create emotional renewal. Here is your invaluable guide along the way.
Writing as a Treatment for Cancer
If you are serious about beating cancer and are ready to discover the healing power of expressive handwriting, this book is for you. Through hundreds of prompts, you are invited to explore your innermost feelings with pen and paper. This can ease your way during chemotherapy, surgery, and radiation, and help you restore your body, emotions, mind, personal relationships, and spirit. Each section begins by revealing how the author, in radical remission from end-stage cancer, created positive changes for her life by writing out her difficult feelings. Then warmup questions progress toward "moving deeper" queries. The final "dive to thrive" process allows fresh insights to flourish as you sidestep your normal inhibitions. Scientific studies suggest that this integrative therapy can boost immunity, lower stress, and create emotional renewal. Here is your invaluable guide along the way.
The Unique Parent Club
Embark on an insightful journey through the extraordinary world of special needs parenting with The Unique Parent Club - Navigating the Extraordinary Journey of Special Needs Parenting, penned by Kathleen Browne, founder of Kathleen Browne, Social Work Services. As a devoted mother to a Special Needs Adult Son and a seasoned Social Worker with extensive experience in Early Intervention, Disability, and Foster Care, Kathleen brings a unique blend of personal and professional perspectives to her narrative.In this empowering book, Kathleen shares a decade of wisdom gained from navigating the ever-changing landscape of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). As an NDIS Registered Provider offering Specialist Support Coordination, she unveils invaluable insights for caseworkers, foster carers, and Out-of-Home Care (OOHC) staff tasked with managing the NDIS for children with disabilities.The Unique Parent Club isn't just a book; it's an invitation to maximise the benefits of the NDIS for your family. Kathleen's compelling story and practical advice serve as a beacon for those navigating the challenges of special needs parenting. Kathleen Browne extends an invitation to join Kathleen Browne, Social Work Services on this transformative journey, ensuring no parent is alone in pursuing the best care for their unique child.Discover the strength of being part of The Unique Parent Club. If you're ready to delve deeper, schedule a consultation, or have Kathleen share her insights with your team, connect with Kathleen Browne, Social Work Services at support@tweelie.com.au. Your journey to understanding, support, and empowerment begins here.
The Youngest Bee
Coming of age in the late 1970s/early 1980s in Louisiana, Virginia Evans describes an idyllic childhood filled with summer camps, shopping trips, LSU football games, and her parents' annual elaborate Christmas parties. The youngest of six siblings, whose ages span over 22 years, Virginia had her parents to herself for most of her young life.Virginia's world is shattered when her beloved father, Red, becomes seriously ill and passes away when she is just 24 years old. Reality sets in at his funeral as the "Youngest Bee" realizes that she is no longer the baby of the family. She takes on the responsibility of caring for her grieving, aging mother, Mildred.The Youngest Bee is more than just a story of determination triumphing over tragedy. It is a love story. The bond Virginia shares with her sisters, "The Four Bees," and "finding laughter among the chaos" are what propelled them through their darkest days-from mental illness to cancer and dementia. The romance of Red and Mildred is woven throughout as the common thread that holds the family together.
An Anthroposophical Approach to Cancer
The broadest possible view of cancer includes spiritual questions of destiny concerning individual and social evolution. In this advanced anthroposophic material, Dr. Rita Leroi covers cancer as an aid to destiny, the treatment of the cancer patient, mistletoe treatments for cancer, and the Lukas Clinic in Arlesheim, Switzerland.
Health Wanted Inquire Within
"My team is overwhelmed, but I don't know how to fix it.""I'm exhausted-all the time.""I know wellbeing is important, but we have a business to run." Work isn't supposed to make you sick. But for too many people-leaders and employees alike-stress, burnout, and exhaustion have become the norm. It's costing all of us precious time, energy, and money. When wellbeing suffers, so do engagement, productivity, retention, and healthcare costs. The problem isn't simply the work itself; it's how we approach wellbeing. True wellbeing doesn't come from a new job or a vacation, it's something you build, from the inside out. Grounded in neuroscience and psychology, Health Wanted Inquire Within is a practical, science-based guide to building sustainable wellbeing-whether you're leading a team, shaping workplace culture, or simply trying to reclaim your own health and energy. Cara Lenz introduces The 5 Inquiries-a powerful, step-by-step framework designed to help you develop wellbeing as a lifelong skill set. For individuals: Learn how to manage stress, improve focus, boost energy, and create sustainable habits that support your best self-at work and in life. For leaders and organizations: Elevate your own wellbeing, integrate wellbeing into your leadership style, and build a culture where people and business thrive. With real-world strategies, powerful insights, and heartfelt stories, Health Wanted Inquire Within equips you to take charge of wellbeing-your own and the people you influence. Because health isn't optional-it's essential.
Articles on hypothyroidism
Articles on Hypothyroidism completes the Recovering from Hypothyroidism series of books.The first book in the series that thyroid patients often read is The Thyroid Patient's Manual. It is a practical and vital read that covers diagnosis, all the main treatment options and many important, related issues. Recovering with T3, is still the definitive book on T3-Only therapy. Together with The CT3M Handbook these 3 books provide a means for patients to finally resolve their hypothyroidism and low cortisol issues.Paul Robinson has also written many articles that contain additional information. In some instances, the subject of an article was based on a new piece of research, or information, that was not available when the books were written. The articles were originally published on his website and they are immensely useful to thyroid patients.This book will be a great help to thyroid patients who are still thirsty for more knowledge and information on hypothyroidism and a wide range of associated issues. The book includes: articles on hypothyroidism and cortisolthe dismal failures of modern treatmentthyroid laboratory testing and how to use itthe contentious issue of low TSHthyroid hormone dosing and managementresearch studies and many other topicsReaders will find the content both enlightening and practical.
Rise
Am I going to die?This is the first question Betty Jean Aucoin asks when diagnosed with recurrent stage IV breast cancer.No, her doctors tell her. But your journey ahead will be one without a cure at this time.Over the past twenty-five years, there has been a significant increase in the diagnosis of cancer and chronic pain. Almost everyone has either been diagnosed or knows someone who has been. Conventional treatment plans have primarily focused on using drugs to combat and reverse cancer and chronic pain. However, many of these medications come with serious side effects and do not address patients' holistic needs involving the mind, body, heart, and spirit.When Betty Jean was diagnosed with breast cancer for a second time, she realized she needed to explore additional options beyond her medications. Determined to find a way to reverse her diagnosis, she began researching a multi-faceted approach to healing.This is the story of her remarkable journey - an engaging and informative blend of memoir and self-help that emphasizes the importance of an integrative approach to cancer treatment and overall well-being. Topics include healthy eating, exercise, self-care, mindfulness, travel, and the support of family and friends. Each piece of advice is made practical and personal, grounded in the author's study of healing practices.You can thrive while living life over cancer!
Rise
Am I going to die?This is the first question Betty Jean Aucoin asks when diagnosed with recurrent stage IV breast cancer.No, her doctors tell her. But your journey ahead will be one without a cure at this time.Over the past twenty-five years, there has been a significant increase in the diagnosis of cancer and chronic pain. Almost everyone has either been diagnosed or knows someone who has been. Conventional treatment plans have primarily focused on using drugs to combat and reverse cancer and chronic pain. However, many of these medications come with serious side effects and do not address patients' holistic needs involving the mind, body, heart, and spirit.When Betty Jean was diagnosed with breast cancer for a second time, she realized she needed to explore additional options beyond her medications. Determined to find a way to reverse her diagnosis, she began researching a multi-faceted approach to healing.This is the story of her remarkable journey - an engaging and informative blend of memoir and self-help that emphasizes the importance of an integrative approach to cancer treatment and overall well-being. Topics include healthy eating, exercise, self-care, mindfulness, travel, and the support of family and friends. Each piece of advice is made practical and personal, grounded in the author's study of healing practices.You can thrive while living life over cancer!
Making Peace with Dementia
Making Peace with Dementia was written for the dementia care partner who often is thrust into a difficult situation and struggles to provide care at the cost of their own health and happiness. Author Ann Olson, an expert with decades of experience in dementia care, provides you with practical, easy-to-read guidance. Her book offers insight into the changes associated with dementia and equips you with strategies to side-step conflict, communicate effectively, and enhance safety and engagement. Through real-life examples, Olson illustrates realistic and successful approaches for managing a variety of challenging situations. Numerous techniques are shared to help you prioritize your well-being and navigate dementia with greater calm, confidence and peace of mind.
Making Peace with Dementia
Making Peace with Dementia was written for the dementia care partner who often is thrust into a difficult situation and struggles to provide care at the cost of their own health and happiness. Author Ann Olson, an expert with decades of experience in dementia care, provides you with practical, easy-to-read guidance. Her book offers insight into the changes associated with dementia and equips you with strategies to side-step conflict, communicate effectively, and enhance safety and engagement. Through real-life examples, Olson illustrates realistic and successful approaches for managing a variety of challenging situations. Numerous techniques are shared to help you prioritize your well-being and navigate dementia with greater calm, confidence and peace of mind.
Going Bonkers with Cancer
What if going bonkers is exactly what saves you?When Allison Pazuk was diagnosed with cancer, her world didn't just shift-it exploded into a thousand questions, contradictions, and confusing medical jargon. Going Bonkers with Cancer is her no-holds-barred, laugh-through-the-tears survival guide for anyone facing the madness of a cancer diagnosis.With disarming honesty, a rebel spirit, and a deeply compassionate heart, Allison invites readers into the rawest moments of her journey-from the terrifying diagnosis to the soul-searching, the research rabbit holes, and the quiet victories of healing. Along the way, she flips the narrative: you are not just a patient-you are the CEO of your own recovery.Part story, part science, part soul medicine, this book arms you with: A deeply personal blueprint for blending conventional and holistic careNutrition, fasting, and mindset tools to reclaim your powerInsights on navigating a broken medical system with courage and clarityA new definition of healing rooted in intuition, self-advocacy, and sovereigntyThis is not just a book about surviving cancer-it's about redefining what healing looks and feels like. With humor, grit, and grace, Going Bonkers with Cancer reminds you that every emotion is valid, every question is welcome, and every single step forward-no matter how messy-is a radical act of healing.If you're searching for hope, truth, and a fierce guide who's walked the fire and come out smokin' hot-this is the book you've been waiting for.
If I Could Remember
When Alzheimer's begins to rob her mother's cognitive abilities, Donna frantically searches for options to slow the progression of the disease. In the process, she explores the complexities inherent in all mother-daughter relationships. Amidst the stress of caregiving, she loses her sense of self-worth, neglects self-care and struggles with negative self-talk. To cope, she creates a fictional world of teddy bears at various stages of Alzheimer's. She weaves their stories with her own caregiving experiences, and with excerpts from her mother's journals and newspaper columns. This heartwarming and honest account reveals the physical and mental changes faced by Alzheimer's patients and caregivers, and how, by losing herself in caregiving, Donna ultimately finds herself.
Living with a Person with Dementia
Dementia poses a profound and difficult journey for those directly affected, and for their loved ones and caregivers too. Life at home goes through a significant change, but with the right tools, some patience and compassion, it is possible to create a fulfilling home environment while caring for a loved one with dementia. This book is full of valuable guidance and support as you navigate the transition from intimate relationship to the role of compassionate caregiver. It explores the foundations of understanding the person with dementia and the daily challenges they may encounter, while also offering insights that help caregivers to forge a healthy approach to understanding their loved ones and themselves. The second part of the book is an A-Z exploration of issues that caregivers face when living with a person with dementia. Each chapter is skilfully interwoven with real-life anecdotes that will enhance the reader's understanding and connection to the material, making this the perfect resource for family caregivers of people with dementia.
Diabetes Air Fryer Cookbook
100 simple recipes to lose weight and beat type 2 diabetes The ultimate guide to using the air fryer to cook easy, delicious and healthy meals that will help you take control of, and even reverse, type 2 diabetes. Katie shows you how to prepare and cook easy and delicious meals using this most valuable kitchen tool. From breakfasts to simple midweek meals, large cuts of meat for a family meal to magical low carb desserts and cakes - always with its firm focus on weight loss and healthy eating. These recipes are invaluable for the millions of people living with type 2 diabetes. Katie proves that you don't have to sacrifice flavor to take control of your health! A leading advocate for low carb eating, Katie's expert advice for diabetes-friendly air fryer cooking is supported by contributions from GP Dr David Unwin, clinical psychologist Dr Jen Unwin, and qualified nutritionist Jenny Phillips. Featuring one hundred delicious recipes perfect for the air fryer that will show how it is a great addition to any kitchen - and can change your life for the better!
Consumption
Consumption: Its Prevention and Cure by the Water Treatment, by Joel Shew, offers a detailed look into the treatment of consumption (tuberculosis) through hydrotherapy in the mid-19th century. This comprehensive guide provides advice on managing haemorrhage from the lungs, coughs, colds, asthma, bronchitis, and sore throats using water-based therapies. Shew's work reflects the era's approach to health and wellness, emphasizing natural methods and the body's ability to heal itself. This historical text offers insights into the medical practices of the time and the popularity of the 'water cure' movement. It is a valuable resource for those interested in the history of medicine, alternative therapies, and the social context of healthcare in the 1800s. The book provides a window into past medical beliefs and approaches to a prevalent and deadly disease.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Consumption
Consumption: Its Prevention and Cure by the Water Treatment, by Joel Shew, offers a detailed look into the treatment of consumption (tuberculosis) through hydrotherapy in the mid-19th century. This comprehensive guide provides advice on managing haemorrhage from the lungs, coughs, colds, asthma, bronchitis, and sore throats using water-based therapies. Shew's work reflects the era's approach to health and wellness, emphasizing natural methods and the body's ability to heal itself. This historical text offers insights into the medical practices of the time and the popularity of the 'water cure' movement. It is a valuable resource for those interested in the history of medicine, alternative therapies, and the social context of healthcare in the 1800s. The book provides a window into past medical beliefs and approaches to a prevalent and deadly disease.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Understanding the Changing Brain
You can continue living a meaningful life - even if Alzheimer Disease, Lewy Body, Frontotemporal, or another form of dementia is part of it! Learn why and how the brain changes in dementia care expert Teepa Snow's newest book, Understanding the Changing Brain. Know why something is happening, so you can reduce uncomfortable situations going forward. Many caregivers that find Teepa say "I wish I had known this sooner." Spare yourself that grief.Join the thousands of caregivers worldwide today that have unlocked their best lives with Teepa's insights. Don't just survive dementia, learn to thrive along the way.What's in this book?The first in a planned series, this book originated from a collection of articles written by dementia expert Teepa Snow. Topic areas have been organized in a cohesive way to help the reader gain a better understanding of dementia and provide a philosophy that re-energizes care.Who is this for?It's difficult these days to find someone who has not been touched by dementia. This book will be valued by anyone who wants to learn more: individuals with a diagnosis, family members, professionals, or those who are simply curious and want to be better-informed.What will I learn?In this book, you will find answers to the following questions: How to know if it's dementia or something else.How to tame your reactions and manage your frustration.What you need to know about dementia that you likely don't know yet.Which changes to expect and how to best deal with them.
Think Like a Pancreas
From an award-winning diabetes care & education specialist, this all-in-one book is a comprehensive resource for the millions of people with diabetes who use insulin--now revised and updated. Few diabetes books focus specifically on the day-to-day issues facing people who use insulin. Gary Scheiner provides the tools to "think like a pancreas" to successfully master the art and science of matching insulin to the body's ever-changing needs. Comprehensive, free of medical jargon, and packed with useful information not readily available elsewhere, such as: day-to-day blood glucose monitoring and management designing an insulin program to best match your needs and lifestyle how to get the best results from CGM and automated insulin delivery systems new insulin formulations and combinations detailed strategies for meeting your personal goals what drugs like Trulicity, Ozempic and Mounjaro mean for you and your health and much more Whether you take insulin once a day or take multiple daily injections, use a stand-alone pump or an automated insulin delivery system, Think Like a Pancreas is your go-to guide!
The Silent Intruder
At eighty-four, after a full and joyful life hard-won from the shadows of a childhood polio diagnosis, the last thing Jan expected was to face another life-altering battle. But cancer, the silent intruder, doesn't ask for permission.The author of The Hidden Scars of Polio returns with a raw, honest account of her second brush with a terrifying diagnosis - this time, bladder cancer. Written with vulnerability, strength and grace, The Silent Intruder is not just a story of illness; it's a testament to resilience.This book illuminates the emotional complexity of navigating a life touched by illness more than once. With unwavering courage and a quiet determination to keep living, the author invites readers into the depths of her thoughts, fears and hard-won hope.This is a story for anyone who has ever whispered, "Why me?" For anyone touched by cancer. For anyone seeking strength in the face of the unknown.
Everything I Know about Hormones
For too long, women have been led to believe that hormones are our enemies. With concerns brushed off by doctors, we find ourselves struggling with our hormones, and blaming them for bloating, stress, tiredness and so much more. But what if they aren't the problem? Your hormones are your superpower - only, they can't thrive without your help. Founder of the Positive Method, Hannah Alderson, will show you just how simple that can be. Driven by her own health obstacles, Alderson has collaborated closely with world-leading scientists to research our hormones and discovered how to build an ecosystem that works. Learn why creating a happier hormone habitat is about diet, balance, movement, sleep, honesty and choices. And take action: from taming triggers to optimizing hormones, Alderson's six-pillar approach and evidence-based hacks open the door to a world of positive change. Whether you seek renewed energy, quality sleep or sharper focus, address underlying problems and find your happy today.
Anti-Inflammatory Diet for Dummies
Practical tips and recipes for avoiding chronic inflammation and maintaining your long-term health Anti-Inflammatory Diet For Dummies equips you with the latest information on how to avoid chronic inflammation and reduce your risk of associated health conditions. Inflammation is linked to arthritis, stroke, cancer, obesity, and beyond. You can keep inflammation under control by focusing on foods and lifestyle factors that have been shown to help. This accessible and straightforward guide explains how it all works, and offers over 100 tasty and nourishing recipes that can have a real impact on your health--today and into the future. Updated with the latest research and an expanded focus on gut health, this new edition gives you what you need to keep inflammation in check. Find out what causes inflammation, and how reducing inflammation can keep you healthy Discover the basic anti-inflammatory ingredients and great recipes that keep inflammation down Learn what the latest science is saying about inflammation and conditions like breast cancer, Alzheimer's, and dementia Get relief from inflammatory symptoms and keep chronic disease at bay It's never too early or too late to start shifting to an anti-inflammatory diet and improving your long-term health. Anti-Inflammatory Diet For Dummies makes it easy.
Health Wanted Inquire Within
"My team is overwhelmed, but I don't know how to fix it.""I'm exhausted-all the time.""I know wellbeing is important, but we have a business to run." Work isn't supposed to make you sick. But for too many people-leaders and employees alike-stress, burnout, and exhaustion have become the norm. It's costing all of us precious time, energy, and money. When wellbeing suffers, so do engagement, productivity, retention, and healthcare costs. The problem isn't simply the work itself; it's how we approach wellbeing. True wellbeing doesn't come from a new job or a vacation, it's something you build, from the inside out. Grounded in neuroscience and psychology, Health Wanted Inquire Within is a practical, science-based guide to building sustainable wellbeing-whether you're leading a team, shaping workplace culture, or simply trying to reclaim your own health and energy. Cara Lenz introduces The 5 Inquiries-a powerful, step-by-step framework designed to help you develop wellbeing as a lifelong skill set. For individuals: Learn how to manage stress, improve focus, boost energy, and create sustainable habits that support your best self-at work and in life. For leaders and organizations: Elevate your own wellbeing, integrate wellbeing into your leadership style, and build a culture where people and business thrive. With real-world strategies, powerful insights, and heartfelt stories, Health Wanted Inquire Within equips you to take charge of wellbeing-your own and the people you influence. Because health isn't optional-it's essential.
Ticking Off Breast Cancer
Previously an expert multi-tasker in her capacity as a busy, married, forty-two-year-old mother of two, and part time lawyer commuting into London, Sara managed her life by to-do list after to-do list. However, when breast cancer appeared on her list, Sara's life was thrown upside down and she had to make a few changes. Ticking Off Breast Cancer is a chronological narrative of Sara's life from the day of her diagnosis and throughout her treatment. It follows Sara as she deals with the physical, emotional and mental challenges thrown at her by cancer and provides an honest insight into the treatment given to a breast cancer patient together with the impact that this has on someone's life.
Inside the AIDS Fight
Dr. Harry W. Haverkos had his first encounter with an AIDS patient in 1980. Three years later, he challenged the widely accepted belief that the sole cause of AIDS was HIV, proposing that factors like nitrite inhalants and cytomegalovirus also played a role in AIDS progression. In his investigations of the disease with the CDC's Epidemic Intelligence Service, the US Public Health Service, and the US Department of Health and Human Services, his research allowed for the implementation of preventative measures against the transmission of HIV and AIDS. Dr. Haverkos' work not only achieved medical advancements but also profoundly affected the AIDS pandemic; his research and collaborations with other medical professionals impacted health policy, medical research, legal and judicial perceptions, and patient self-advocacy. This memoir follows Dr. Haverkos' career and contributions to our modern understanding of the AIDS pandemic. In it, Dr. Haverkos advocates for a broader understanding of AIDS and a nuanced perspective on infectious diseases, inviting us to rethink preconceived notions and cultivate a more comprehensive view of this global health challenge.
Remission Quest
As a medical sociologist, Virginia Adams O'Connell long studied the healthcare system and people navigating illness. Then, in 2019, she confronted her own reality of being diagnosed with primary bone lymphoma. "Since my diagnosis, I joined a club of current and past patients that I never wanted or intended to join," she writes with both candor and poignancy, adding, "But we can collectively work to make it the best club it can be." In the course of diagnosis, treatment, and recovery, Adams O'Connell lived through theories she had researched and applied her sociological ideas to help make sense of her personal experiences. Remission Quest chronicles how the reality of living with cancer changed her perspective on what she had studied. Adams O'Connell found her knowledge illustrated and enriched her sociological analysis of our medical institutions and that her own illness narrative shone new light on her theories. With moving prose, Remission Quest captures the emotions of having cancer and dealing with elaborate medical systems, learning how to be a "good patient" while also managing indescribable fear and fatigue, and confronting questions about the meaning of life. Adams O'Connell's experiences are both personal and universal. They provide inspiration, compassion, and understanding.
Remission Quest
As a medical sociologist, Virginia Adams O'Connell long studied the healthcare system and people navigating illness. Then, in 2019, she confronted her own reality of being diagnosed with primary bone lymphoma. "Since my diagnosis, I joined a club of current and past patients that I never wanted or intended to join," she writes with both candor and poignancy, adding, "But we can collectively work to make it the best club it can be." In the course of diagnosis, treatment, and recovery, Adams O'Connell lived through theories she had researched and applied her sociological ideas to help make sense of her personal experiences. Remission Quest chronicles how the reality of living with cancer changed her perspective on what she had studied. Adams O'Connell found her knowledge illustrated and enriched her sociological analysis of our medical institutions and that her own illness narrative shone new light on her theories. With moving prose, Remission Quest captures the emotions of having cancer and dealing with elaborate medical systems, learning how to be a "good patient" while also managing indescribable fear and fatigue, and confronting questions about the meaning of life. Adams O'Connell's experiences are both personal and universal. They provide inspiration, compassion, and understanding.
Fatal Family Violence and the Dementias
This book explores dementia-related aggression, violence, and homicide through a detailed analysis of "gray mist killings." The term gray mist killing refers to intimate partner homicides (IPHs) committed by spouses/partners suffering from dementia, homicides of dementia sufferers committed by their caregiving spouses/partners or other family members, and IPHs attributable to the complications of caring for a co-resident family member suffering from dementia.Killings by people with dementia raise questions about the role of biological, psychological, and sociological forces. This book therefore encourages discussions around the relative weighting of these interrelated forces, and why the criminal justice system and the courts have a hard time handling these killings. It also adds to our understanding of the social responses to people with dementia, the orchestration of services, the nature of caring, and the interaction between sufferers and those familial, community, and state actors that provide support and care. The vividly detailed case studies (from the US, UK and Australia) uniquely inform criminological debates about violence, homicide, and the social responses to these complex phenomena. They are organized around the apparent motives for the killing, such as mercy, theft, prior intimate partner violence, mental illness, and exhaustion. The social responses of families, communities, and state actors are examined and contextualized against what researchers and dementia specialists suggest are promising or best practices for intervention. Apparent triggers or circumstantial precipitants for the killings invite discussion of signals, risks, and preventive interventions. The book culminates in an attempt to make sense of gray mist killings, as well as a discussion of broader implications and significance in relation to globalization, violence against women, the rising prevalence of the dementias, declining birthrates, climate change, and sustainable economic development.Drawing from a variety of disciplines, this book will be of great interest to students and scholars of criminology, sociology, psychology, psychiatry, anthropology, gender studies, social work, law, public policy, and gerontology. It should also appeal to judges, prosecutors, lawyers, social workers, gerontologists, law enforcement, adult protective services, physicians, psychologists, and psychiatrists.The Open Access version of this book, available at http: //www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.
Allergy Free
You're congested and sneezing: Your allergies are kicking in. No matter what you take, your symptoms are ready to pounce. It's time for a change. Allergy Free is different from any book you've ever read. It takes an alternative approach to allergy relief--an approach you won't hear about in your doctor's office. Instead of attempting to merely keep symptoms under control, Allergy Free addresses the root of your allergy problems. You will learn to listen to what your body is telling you and to interpret your symptoms, your diet, and your health history so that you have a full understanding of what is causing your discomfort. With this information in hand, you will create your own effective treatment regimen, tailored specifically to your needs. The result will be not only relief from symptoms but also greater overall health, leaving you free to enjoy your life.
Unfailing Love
Caring for someone you love who has dementia is a huge privilege but a heavy load too. It can be draining and sometimes overwhelming. Unfailing Love provides support and care for the caregiver with 30 short devotions on simple gospel truths that bring comfort and hope. You will be encouraged to learn that it is possible to both lament and trust God at the same time--that you can bring your struggles honestly to him as you continue to find strength in his word. Woven throughout are stories from fellow caregivers so you can find solace in the experiences of others.If you are not a caregiver yourself but know someone who is, love them well by gifting them this compassionate devotional.
What Is A Low-Sugar Raw Fruitarian Diet, The Different Types Of Foods In A Low-Sugar Raw Fruitarian Diet, And The Benefits Of Following A Low-Sugar Raw Fruitarian Diet
This essay sheds light on what is a low-sugar raw fruitarian diet, demystifies the different types of foods in a low-sugar raw fruitarian diet, and delineates the benefits of following a low-sugar raw fruitarian diet. Succinctly stated, a low-sugar raw fruitarian diet is deemed to be a salubrious dietary regimen. Following a low-sugar raw fruitarian diet entails consuming foods that are subsumed under a longevity-promoting, salubrious, wholesome, heart-healthy, brain-healthy, kidney-healthy, thyroid gland-healthy, anticancer, antidiabetic, nutrient-dense, alkaline, antioxidant-rich, anti-glycation, anti-inflammatory, low-sugar raw fruitarian diet. The types of foods that are subsumed under a longevity-promoting, salubrious, wholesome, heart-healthy, brain-healthy, kidney-healthy, thyroid gland-healthy, anticancer, antidiabetic, nutrient-dense, alkaline, antioxidant-rich, anti-glycation, anti-inflammatory, low-sugar raw fruitarian diet encompass fruits and vegetables that have scant sugar content embedded in them. It can be deduced that the consumption of sugar content in foods cannot be circumvented for a person who consumes foods that are subsumed under a longevity-promoting, salubrious, wholesome, heart-healthy, brain-healthy, kidney-healthy, thyroid gland-healthy, anticancer, antidiabetic, nutrient-dense, alkaline, antioxidant-rich, anti-glycation, anti-inflammatory, low-sugar raw fruitarian diet. This is because almost all fruits have sugar content embedded in them. Most fruits are not devoid of sugar content. For instance, it is estimated that there are almost .70 grams of sugar in "100 grams of a raw" avocado. Furthermore, it is also estimated that there are about 4.3 grams of sugar in "100 grams of raw, unsweetened cranberries". All vegetables also have sugar content embedded in them. For instance, it is estimated that there are about 1 grams of sugar in "100 grams of raw" kale. Furthermore, it is also estimated that there are about 1.9 grams of sugar in "100 grams of a raw" cauliflower.
The Healthy Kidney Handbook
Improve kidney function and manage kidney disease with this practical guide full of tips and strategies on maintaining kidney health through hydration, lifestyle changes, balanced nutrition, and more. More than 35 million people in the US suffer from kidney disease today, and this number continues to rise. Author and doctor C. Nicole Swiner, M.D., aims to take a strong stance against this rise of kidney disease by providing everyone with the information they need to support their kidney health and manage chronic kidney-related illnesses. With The Healthy Kidney Handbook, you'll learn what you can do before your kidney health starts to suffer, including: Understanding the anatomy of the kidneys and exactly what makes them function Learning good nutrition and how you can upgrade your diet Improving your access to consistent exercise Discovering how current weight-loss drugs and diabetes can affect your kidney health And so much more Whether you're currently suffering from kidney disease or simply want to embark on a healthier lifestyle, this book will guide you in transforming your kidney health through science-backed research, advice, strategies, and more.
Finding Sutton's Choice
It's been ten, long years since her abrupt departure, and, with a cryptic voicemail, 28-year-old writer Charlotte Sutton finds herself back in her hometown of Lakeside, Ohio. Only this time, her estranged father doesn't recognize her, and a surprise half-sibling has taken her place. Chuck Sutton-newspaper editor, retired baseball player, and the town's most beloved celebrity-is thought to have Alzheimer's disease. The community newspaper is also on the verge of closure, and a childhood friend holds a decade-long grudge. Despite all this, there is Lakeside. The quaint waterfront community, flush with ivy-covered cottages and vintage charm, hasn't changed even as everything else in Charlotte's life has shifted. She intends to stay only long enough to get her father's affairs in order.But, to reconcile her past and unearth family secrets, Charlotte must reconnect with Chuck through his Alzheimer's diagnosis and reevaluate her own misconceptions about growing up in the small Ohio town that still holds her heart.
