Mama Is Still Here!
This book is for Alzheimer's patients, caregivers, and their loved ones. Alzheimer's is a fatal inflammatory degenerative brain disease that causes a gradual decline in brain activity. Over an approximate period of ten years, Alzheimer's patients progressively lose various forms of memory, culminating in a vegetative state before death. At each leg of this arduous journey, loved ones fall victim to Alzheimer's patients' loss of special memories, recognition, and simple blessings, such as smiles, acknowledgment, or a warm touch. In the early stages of Alzheimer's, symptoms are inconsistent and unpredictable, which makes diagnosis difficult. Once symptoms become more consistent and predictable, and the disease has progressed to moderate stages, brain function decline is noticeable and undeniable. My Mama, Daisy, has Alzheimer's disease. Mama was diagnosed once the disease had progressed to the moderate stage. Initially, learning Mama having Alzheimer's was unbelievable and inconceivable to me. I wanted to know the probable causes and available treatments. I wanted to learn as much as I could to better support our family's trial or fight with Alzheimer's. I was more than willing to go into battle for her. As I learned more about the disease and the unfortunate prognosis, I felt overwhelmed by fear and utter disappointment. The diagnosis seemed unfair to me because Mama had always taken good care of herself. She carefully monitored her diet and always incorporated exercise and activity into her daily routine. Mama lived by and believed in Benjamin Franklin's famous quote, "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure," and instilled it in her family. After the diagnosis, sometimes I would torture myself with the ultimate question, "How could this have happened to her?" Finally, I cried out to God in prayer. I asked God to remove the spirit of fear from my heart, to help me move forward, and to help me ride the waves of my overwhelming emotions. Through prayer and thanksgiving, I asked God for His peace and His wisdom for all things yet to come with Mama's Alzheimer's disease. As the head of my household, I also knew I had to be strong not only for my Mama but for my own family. I wondered if I would manage it all and divest my feelings from what to do for Mama's sake. Included in this book are collections of twenty-one stories reflecting upon Mama's life before and after her Alzheimer's diagnosis, along with Bible scriptures and prayers. Mama's storytelling entails the family's lineage, life on the family farm in Mississippi. The special memories promoted meaning, purpose, the pride of family, personal accomplishments, and exploration of simpler times. The twenty-one chapter's titles are famous Rhythm and Blues hits from the 1960s and 1970s. The chapters are subdivided into five sections: Song Facts, Flashbacks, Story, Scripture Help, and Prayer. The section labeled 'Song Facts' briefs the reader on the song's background information, such as release date and recording artist. I hope the 'Song Facts' will allow the reader to pause and reflect on the songs meaning and how it connects to the stories shared in this book. Next is a section titled 'Flashback' describing an event occurring before Mama's Alzheimer's diagnosis. I either used 'Flashbacks' to share a heartfelt moment with Mama before Alzheimer's disease or to develop empathy for the emotions Mama was experiencing in her times of distress and despair. Each chapter is concluded with scriptures and prayers. The scriptures and prayers are words of encouragement and words of challenging and inspiring thoughts centered on the Christian faith. I hope that the collections of scriptures and prayers I was inspired to include will help those confronted with the disease to move to a more peaceful acceptance and develop a greater understanding of the unparalleled world of Alzheimer's.
Dead Epidemiologists
A history of COVID-19 and the sociopolitical crises that led to the 2020 global pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic shocked the world. It shouldn't have. Since this century's turn, epidemiologists have warned of new infectious diseases. Indeed, H1N1, H7N9, SARS, MERS, Ebola Makona, Zika, and a variety of lesser viruses have emerged almost annually. But what of the epidemiologists themselves? Some bravely descended into the caves where bat species hosted coronaviruses, including the strains that evolved into the COVID-19 virus. Yet, despite their own warnings, many of the researchers appear unable to understand the true nature of the disease--as if they are dead to what they've seen. Dead Epidemiologists is an eclectic collection of commentaries, articles, and interviews revealing the hidden-in-plain-sight truth behind the pandemic: Global capital drove the deforestation and development that exposed us to new pathogens. Rob Wallace and his colleagues--ecologists, geographers, activists, and, yes, epidemiologists--unpack the material and conceptual origins of COVID-19. From deepest Yunnan to the boardrooms of New York City, this book offers a compelling diagnosis of the roots of COVID-19, and a stark prognosis of what--without further intervention--may come.
Coronavirus The Truth and Nothin But
Coronavirus, Truth If you are tired of the lies and want to know the truth about the Coronavirus, where it came from, how it got here, and who is responsible for it being here. This is the book for you. You will not be confused after reading this book. I promise you.
La cura del cancro con il bicarbonato di sodio - frode o miracolo?
I tassi di cancro sono in aumento in tutto il mondo, una relazione del 2012 dell'Organizzazione Mondiale della Sanit? indica che ci sono stati 14 milioni di nuovi casi ogni anno con 8,2 milioni di decessi correlati. Questi numeri astronomici rendono il cancro una delle principali cause di morte al mondo e con 1 morte su 4 persone negli Stati Uniti attribuita al solo cancro 癡 la seconda causa di morte in America. Mentre le cause del cancro variano dall'uso del tabacco all'eccesso di peso, una teoria suggerisce che anche i livelli alcalini ed acidi nel corpo giocano un forte ruolo. L'alta acidit? 癡 legata a condizioni di salute scarse mentre un livello pi羅 neutro, o alcalino 癡 associato a condizioni di salute pi羅 favorevoli, anche robuste. La scienza guarda con occhi critici i modi per neutralizzare la crescente acidit? nelle persone in tutto il mondo, con alcuni studi che osservano il bicarbonato di sodio come strumento che pu簷 essere utilizzato per aumentare il livello alcalino del corpo. Questa guida esplora i molti usi ed i potenziali benefici di aggiungere il bicarbonato di sodio alla tua dieta quotidiana; da quanto usarne, quando usarlo, come ingerirlo, i benefici ed i potenziali effetti collaterali, tutte le domande troveranno risposta e saranno spiegate in dettaglio. Il cancro pu簷 portare via pi羅 vite ogni giorno, ma abbiamo un arma contro di lui ... nelle nostre cucine.
Navigating the Ebb and Flow, The Highs and Lows
A childhood diagnosis of type 1 diabetes is devastating to an entire family. When it happens, everything changes. Forever. But, with better treatments in recent days, this disease is no longer a death sentence like it used to be. In this book, Tim takes the reader on an extensive journey through survival, self-discovery, and eventual triumph in the face of adversity and monumental challenges. If you have type 1 diabetes or you love somebody that does, you'll find a kinship with Tim as he explores all the avenues this disease placed him upon. It's a journey that nobody would choose to embark upon, but it's all about how we react and thrive during challenging times--type 1 diabetes and all.
All This Sitting Is Killing You
Video games, cell phones, cars, and televisions are just a few examples of technological advances contributing to the sitting epidemic plaguing the modern world. The average American spends 10-13 hours per day sitting, contributing to the unsettling statistic that 3.2 million deaths a year are related to physical inactivity.7 A Harvard study found that 100 million Americans live with chronic pain related to sitting, with treatments and productivity loss costing around $635 billion. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that in the United States, 7.6 million people list back pain as their reason for filing disability claims.17 In addition, the CDC claims "worker illness and injury costs United States employers $225.8 billion annually." Apollo Hospitals found that sitting for six hours a day is equal to smoking more than a pack of cigarettes.The sitting disease is the state of physical, mental, or emotional pain that results from being sedentary. Symptoms include neck and back pain, depression, obesity, and heart disease, and it may even lead to cancer. Fortunately, much can be done to reduce, eliminate, and reverse the plethora of health problems that the modern sitting epidemic has created in today's society.This book is dedicated to providing readers with a better understanding of the effects of sitting on the body, and more importantly, providing specific strategies to combat, prevent, and reverse the myriad of problems associated with sitting. Additionally, readers will attain a better understanding of the many ways to improve their overall health and well-being.
Fibromyalgia
FIBROMYALGIAWhether you have fibromyalgia or are just looking to understand better what fibromyalgia is, this book will be able to help. The more you know about fibromyalgia, the easier it will be for you to help yourself or a loved one deal with this challenging condition.Inside this book, we will discuss what fibromyalgia is, how it is diagnosed, the symptoms that accompany it, and how it is treated. This book will not just give you the broad strokes of what the condition is, but concisely, it will delve into some of the facets of fibromyalgia that you might not know about. It will provide you with information on the signs and symptoms that you need to know when you are first learning about this condition. It will guide you through the diagnostic process, which will show you how to know if you might have fibromyalgia and how to raise your concerns with your doctor.Moreover, this book will explain to you the different treatment options, both regular and alternative. Finally, it will give you some handy self-help tips for managing fibromyalgia day to day.Here Is A Preview Of What You'll Learn About Inside...What Is FibromyalgiaWhat Causes FibromyalgiaSigns And SymptomsHow Fibromyalgia Is DiagnosedHow Fibromyalgia Is TreatedAlternative Therapies For Treating FibromyalgiaSelf-Help Strategies For Fibromyalgia ManagementMuch, Much More!
What You Don’t Know about Cancer Treatment
A well-rounded approach to cancer treatment increases the possibilities for survival and even reversing this dreaded illness. Addressing nutrition, emotional and physical health are essential components for a comprehensive and successful cancer treatment. Cancer is one of the primary causes of death in the United States along with heart disease. Attending the underlying causes of cancer, which could be related to lifestyle and environmental factor as well as a compromised immune system are essential to increase the success rate. Because cancer does not grow in isolation, the one size fits all approach of surgery, radiation and chemotherapy only, does not work in the long run. It is important for cancer patients to address every aspect of the disease to increase the possibilities of beating it as well as to have a better quality of life. In this book, the author, Gilda Gonzalez, shares her success story and current facts about the efficiency of holistic approaches to cancer treatment. Awareness, Education and Actions are three tree components for success.
The Cancer Journals
Moving between journal entry, memoir, and exposition, Audre Lorde fuses the personal and political as she reflects on her experience coping with breast cancer and a radical mastectomy. A Penguin Classic First published over forty years ago, The Cancer Journals is a startling, powerful account of Audre Lorde's experience with breast cancer and mastectomy. Long before narratives explored the silences around illness and women's pain, Lorde questioned the rules of conformity for women's body images and supported the need to confront physical loss not hidden by prosthesis. Living as a "black, lesbian, mother, warrior, poet," Lorde heals and re-envisions herself on her own terms and offers her voice, grief, resistance, and courage to those dealing with their own diagnosis. Poetic and profoundly feminist, Lorde's testament gives visibility and strength to women with cancer to define themselves, and to transform their silence into language and action.
Managing Stress in Music Education
Managing Stress in Music Education presents research, theory, possible pitfalls, and strategies for music teachers looking to navigate the challenging climate of potential stressors. Covering a wide range of topics such as sleep, physical movement, nutrition, happiness, gratitude, and mindfulness, this book offers music educators the tools to thrive in a work environment that can often lead to stress and burnout. Readers will examine vignettes of challenged and successful music teachers, and consider new techniques and classic reminders for a healthy enjoyment of work and life.Grounded in research and written in an accessible and concise manner, Managing Stress in Music Education is an excellent addition to any music teacher's bookshelf.
Healed
Do you struggle to find answers to your cancer diagnosis and overwhelming fear? It may seem as if there is no promise that you can be healed, but there is. Fortunately, cancer can be a springboard for more expansive living. Divine Love alignment expert Pamela Herzer, M.A., fought the same battle. Through her cancer healing, she now offers her profound experience of healing when all other means and methods failed, and shares with you her message of hope and healing.
A Caregiver's Guide to Lewy Body Dementia
"Jim and Helen Whitworth have done an outstanding job not only of collecting a comprehensive compendium on all aspects of LBD, but they also have provided a personal touch with a moving compilation of anecdotes, stories, and quotes. I commend them for their efforts and will most certainly recommend this book as required reading for all my LBD patients and their families." -James E. Galvin, MD, MPH, Director, Comprehensive Center for Brain Health, Chief of Cognitive Aging for Palm Beach and Broward Counties, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine A Caregiver's Guide to Lewy Body Dementia is the first book to present a thorough picture of what Lewy body dementia really is. Combining current strategies for managing symptoms and behaviors with personal examples that connect to readers' own experiences, this is the ideal book for caregivers, family members, and friends of individuals seeking to understand the disease and provide support to their loved ones. Written in easy-to-read language, the chapters incorporate handy facts and tips throughout, definitions of key terms, and practical wisdom to help caregivers navigate the day-to-day. Links to online resources, support groups, and associations are collected at the end of the book for further reference. As a complete guide to Lewy body dementia, this revised and updated second edition includes coverage of recent research developments and topic areas of growing interest, including: Updated information on the latest drug and treatment options Brand new chapter on the psychology of dementia, explaining the ways dementia changes the brain and how caregivers can continue to relate to their loved ones Discussions of the various causes for dementia-related behaviors and responsive dementia care techniques for caregivers to follow Expanded section on alternative therapies in a new chapter dedicated to managing stress
Diabetes
This concise text aims to be the one stop diabetes book for researchers, scientists and clinicians. It details the epidemiology, causes, molecular mechanisms, molecular markers, available drugs, experimental drugs, treatment modalities, and dietary and lifestyle approaches related to diabetes.
100 Ideas for a Creative Approach to Activities in Dementia Care
Practical creative tools to start using now Abundantly illustrated directions for activities Overflowing with easy to apply creative ideas This book is for those working in - residential care - day care - at home who seek creative solutions to improving the wellbeing of people living with dementia. It is suitable for those with limited experience, including family members, because the suggestions are practical and focus on what can be achieved; and for more experienced practitioners by offering opportunities to communicate more imaginatively and effectively. Each of these ideas has been successfully applied across a full range of dementia care situations.
Fibromyalgia
FIBROMYALGIAWhether you have fibromyalgia or are just looking to understand better what fibromyalgia is, this book will be able to help. The more you know about fibromyalgia, the easier it will be for you to help yourself or a loved one deal with this challenging condition.Inside this book, we will discuss what fibromyalgia is, how it is diagnosed, the symptoms that accompany it, and how it is treated. This book will not just give you the broad strokes of what the condition is, but concisely, it will delve into some of the facets of fibromyalgia that you might not know about. It will provide you with information on the signs and symptoms that you need to know when you are first learning about this condition. It will guide you through the diagnostic process, which will show you how to know if you might have fibromyalgia and how to raise your concerns with your doctor.Moreover, this book will explain to you the different treatment options, both regular and alternative. Finally, it will give you some handy self-help tips for managing fibromyalgia day to day.Here Is A Preview Of What You'll Learn About Inside...What Is FibromyalgiaWhat Causes FibromyalgiaSigns And SymptomsHow Fibromyalgia Is DiagnosedHow Fibromyalgia Is TreatedAlternative Therapies For Treating FibromyalgiaSelf-Help Strategies For Fibromyalgia ManagementMuch, Much More!
The Race of Dementia
Dementia is color-blind and affects the human race profoundly. Consequently, The Race of Dementia is in progress and runners need to be equipped. Join the author as she offers: education, empowerment, and encouragement. Breakaway and also experience laughter and brokenness accentuated with realism and gravitas. Let us run and finish this race together.
Cycle of Lives
Have you ever been forced to consider the fact of your mortality? If confronted with cancer, how would you feel? What would you say to the people you love? What would they say to you?No two people have the same answers to these questions, a lesson I learned well during a solo six-week, 5,000-mile cross-country bike ride I called Cycle of Lives. The trip started as a fundraiser in honor of my sister, June, who died of brain cancer. But long before I even set out on my endurance ride from L.A. to Florida to N.Y., I exhaustively interviewed fifteen people across the country whose lives had also been irrevocably changed by cancer--either as patients, survivors, loved ones, or caregivers.Hearing their moving stories, which were influenced by many different forms of past and present trauma, transformed my cycling odyssey into a journey of emotional self-discovery as I relived the chaos and emotional upheaval of cancer through them: from the man who found true love after losing his soulmate to cancer, to the elite athlete who had to reckon with his all-star body finally letting him down, to the medical oncologist who cares as much about her patients as she cares for them.Whether you or someone you care about is going through cancer or some other major trauma, I hope this thought-provoking collection of astonishing stories can help you, too.
I’ve Been Diagnosed, Now What?
Your cancer survivorship and quality of life depend on critical decisions that you will make throughout your cancer journey. This book will encourage and inspire you to build the best support team and obtain resources necessary to help you along the way.After coming to grips with a cancer diagnosis, Katrece Nolen made a conscious decision to get the best treatment available and to bring together the best support team possible. As a survivor of Stage 3 Inflammatory Breast Cancer for 8 years, Katrece shares her journey from uninformed patient to self-advocate in her book, I've Been Diagnosed, Now What? Courageously Fighting Cancer in the Face of Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt.She used a variety of methods, including internet research, word of mouth, and joining support groups to learn how to build a strong medical team and surround herself with a support structure of her family, friends, and social media communities. Now having passed the critical five-year survival mark, Katrece is sharing her strategies with other survivors and caregivers who may be feeling isolated and uncertain.With inspiring stories from other survivors, resource lists for every stage of the process, and survivor secrets she learned along the way, readers will be able to build their community of support and not just survive but thrive!
Down Syndrome and Dementia
This publication aims, in plain English, to identify the main issues affecting individuals with Down Syndrome who develop Dementia. It is an awareness raising book aimed at stimulating discussions that will hopefully encourage the reader to find out more, using the websites provided. It takes the form of questions and answers. All the questions raised are actual questions raised many times in training courses run by the author.
My Noisy Cancer Comeback
The ultimate handbook for surviving cancer while thriving! Fitz's story is proof that anyone can endure hardships better by utilizing perspective, passion, and positivity. This is a must-have tale of triumph for every patient, survivor, caregiver, and runner! Finding a cancerous lump in her breast seven weeks after a clean mammogram was terrifying. But fitness expert and race announcer Fitz Koehler refused to play the victim or allow cancer to steal her extraordinary career or time with family. In My Noisy Cancer Comeback, Fitz reveals the juicy and gory details of her 16-month battle, all while zigzagging across the United States. Enduring chemotherapy, radiation, and surgeries in the public eye wasn't easy. You'll laugh, cry, wince, and cheer as she chronicles the clash of an avalanche of side effects with 22 major race weekends. Her inspirational tale encompasses the terror of diagnosis, bald heads and black dresses, spectacular stages, parenting with cancer, perspective, and, most importantly, triumph. You'll walk away grittier, more optimistic, and inspired to conquer any obstacle.
A Lesson for Every Child
Learning was everything to Mrs. Emerson. So when a new student was brought into her classroom, Mrs. Emerson was delighted because she learned that this young man knew something that everyone needed to know. She said that Jack was just like everyone else, except for one thing - he had food allergies. "Would you like to explain that to us, Jack?" A bit hesitant, Jack began telling his classmates what it was like to have food allergies, what the dangers were, and what he had to do to protect himself, or even save himself if he had an allergic reaction. The students listened attentively and then applauded him when their teacher praised his courage. "Jack has faced a difficult situation and handled it. He is an example of someone who has tremendous self-discipline. Anyone who has that can do anything!" Jack left school that day with a new spring in his step and a classroom full of new friends.
Leonardo’s Legacy
Serious inconsistencies and scientific gaps plague current dietary recommendations, especially when it comes to cancer. Moreover, these recommendations crash head on with many traditional, ethnic, and cultural practices around the world. Until we openly address what led to these recommendations, the overwhelming impact of philosophical and religious beliefs over science, and the fatal inconsistencies that lie within, we will be unable to have a candid conversation about what we should eat to fight cancer. Did Leonardo, a poor shepherd from southern Italy, know this all along? Leonardo's Legacy is a first attempt to start this conversation.
Sharing the Burden of Sickness
In Sharing the Burden of Sickness, Jonathan Roberts examines the history of the healing cultures in Accra, Ghana. When people are sick in Accra, they can pursue a variety of therapeutic options. West African traditional healers, spiritual healers from the Islamic and Christian traditions, Western clinical medicine, and an open marketplace of over-the-counter medicine provide ample means to promote healing and preventing sickness. Each of these healing cultures had a historical point of arrival in the city of Accra, and Roberts tells the story of how they intertwined and how patients and healers worked together in their struggle against disease. By focusing on the medical history of one place, Roberts details how urban development, colonization, decolonization, and independence brought new populations to the city, where they shared their ideas about sickness and health. Sharing the Burden of Sickness explores medical history during important periods in Accra's history. Roberts not only introduces readers to a wide range of ideas about health but also charts a course for a thoroughly pluralistic culture of healing in the future, especially with the spread of new epidemics of HIV/AIDS and ebola.
Diabetes Log Book For Boys
This Diabetes Log Book has an easy to use layout for checking daily blood glucose levels and will help maintain valuable information for parents and health care providers. Track each day: Monday through Sunday with space to record breakfast, lunch, dinner, snack, and bedtime readings. The 6" x 9" travel-size book is the perfect size to carry to school or other activities. Extra space for notes and emergency numbers.Features: 2-year log book, 104 weeks of trackingEmergency Contact Information- fill in your important contact information Daily Log- Monday through Friday- record daily readings for blood sugar for each day Notes- a place to write additional information: snacks, carbs, exercise, and insulin dosesDetails: Size: 6" x 9"Pages: 108PaperbackMatte finishOrder this book today to start logging your blood sugar levels. Makes a thoughtful gift for family and friends. 
My Diabetes Shit, Diabetes Log Book
This Diabetes Log Book is the perfect notebook for tracking, recording, and monitoring your blood sugar levels, insulin doses, carbs, and physical activity. Use the weekly/daily planner to track breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks. This valuable tool will help provide you with insights on patterns and trends. When you write down the numbers it will be easier to see blood sugar patterns and know when you are on target. This handy book will help you communicate the data with your health care providers.Features: Weekly Log for mealtime readings: for Monday through Sunday: breakfast, lunch, dinner, two snacks, and bedtimeRecord pre and post readings for each mealRecord- blood sugar, insulin dose, grams of carbs, physical activity Weekly space for notesDetails: Pages- 124Size- 8.5" x 11"PaperbackMatte finishOrder this book today to start logging your blood sugar levels. Makes a thoughtful gift for family and friends.
Hormone Diet
Hormones have an essential role in the body's everyday processes, like helping bones grow, digesting food, etc. They act as "chemical messengers," instructing the cells to perform specific actions and are transported around the body through the bloodstream.The most important benefit of a hormone diet is that it takes a solid stance on improving overall health through weight loss and promoting regular exercise as well as natural, nutritious foods. Apart from that, it also focuses on adequate sleep, stress management, emotional health, and other healthy lifestyle habits that are all essential components that people should follow, whether it's a part of a diet or not. Including a water diet, it aims towards losing about twelve pounds in the 1st phase and 2 pounds a week after that.In This Book You Will Learn: ✓ Making Healthier Decisions Using Intuitive✓ How to Begin Making Good Choices Using Intuitive Eating✓ What Is Intuitive Eating?✓ How to Make Intuitive Eating Part of Your Life✓ What Kind of Foods Should You Choose?✓ Nutrients You Need and How to Get Them✓ How to Make These New Choices a Habit✓ Healthy Thinking and Lifestyle Pattern ChangesDiscover the Amazing Health Benefits of the Hormone Diet With These Recipes: ★ Feta, mushroom and spinach, omelet.★ Oven-baked tempeh with broccoli and cauliflower rice.★ Chicken Caesar salad- tofu and romaine lettuce, parmesan★ Hormone-Rebalancing Smoothies★ Estrogen Detox Smoothie★ Rosemary Chicken★ Chickpea Stew With Baked Potatoes★ Blueberry Pancakes★ Flank Steak With Broccoli Cauliflower Gratin★ Kale Celery Salad★ Turmeric Baked Salmon★ Roasted Parsnips and Carrots★ Dopamine Delight Smoothie★ Breakfast Smoothie Bowl★ Blueberry Detox Smoothie★ Scrambled Eggs With Feta and Tomatoes★ Smashed Avo and Quinoa★ Hormone Balancing Granola★ Easy ShakshukaAnd so much more! Pick up your copy of the book right now by clicking the BUY NOW button at the top of this page!
Diabetes Log Book For Kids
This Diabetes Log Book has an easy to use layout for checking daily blood glucose levels and will help maintain valuable information for parents and health care providers. Track each day: Monday through Sunday with space to record breakfast, lunch, dinner, snack, and bedtime readings. The 6" x 9" travel-size book is the perfect size to carry to school or other activities. Extra space for notes and emergency numbers.Features: 2-year log book, 104 weeks of trackingEmergency Contact Information- fill in your important contact information Daily Log- Monday through Friday- record daily readings for blood sugar for each day Notes- a place to write additional information: snacks, carbs, exercise, and insulin dosesDetails: Size: 6" x 9"Pages: 108PaperbackMatte finishOrder this book today to start logging your blood sugar levels. Makes a thoughtful gift for family and friends. 
Exercise with Ehlers Danlos Syndrome
Is Ehlers Danlos Syndrome or Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder preventing you from taking part in the exercise or activities you enjoy? Would you like to improve your fitness? Have you been advised to exercise to help manage your condition, but aren't sure where to start? Are you worried that you might injure yourself by trying? Are regular exercise programmes "a bit much"? This book is full of helpful information and mythbusting to break through the confusion surrounding hypermobility and exercise. It includes a managable 12 week programme designed to set you on the path to fitness while managing joint stability.
Forgotten Faces
Forgotten Faces: Family Caregiver Voices takes readers directly into the homelives of actual caregivers to cognitively impaired family members. This captivating nonfiction narrative rotates through the entire caregiving journeys of "Fred," "Janice," "Alice," and "Yvonne," whose wife, second husband, mother, and grandfather were diagnosed with Alzheimer's dementia.Dr. Tiller's personal and professional commentary compliments their earnest firsthand accounts to provide solace for prior caregivers, empowerment for new or future caregivers, and startling insights for their families, friends, neighbors, employers, or policymakers.A portion of Forgotten Faces: Family Caregiver Voices proceeds will be directed to assist caregiver support groups.
Hormone Reset Diet
Are you worried that your hormones are not at their optimal levels? Here is a diet that will solve your problems. When it comes to getting healthy through weight loss, there's never any shortage of fitness crazes and diets that claim to have the secret to easy and sustainable weight loss. One of the latest diet plans that have come into the spotlight is the hormone diet, which claims that people often struggle to lose weight because of their hormones.A hormone diet is a 3-step process that spans over six weeks and is designed to synchronize your hormones and promote a healthy body through detoxification, nutritional supplements, exercise, and diet. The diet controls what you eat and informs you about the correct time to eat to ensure maximum benefits to your hormones. Correcting the body's perceived hormonal imbalances is the key to losing weight.Discover the Amazing Health Benefits of the Hormone Diet With These Recipes: ★ Hormone-Rebalancing Smoothies★ Estrogen Detox Smoothie★ Rosemary Chicken★ Corned Beef and Cabbage★ Roasted Parsnips and Carrots★ Herbed Salmon★ Chipotle Cauliflower Tacos★ Dopamine Delight Smoothie★ Breakfast Smoothie Bowl★ Blueberry Detox Smoothie★ Maca Mango Smoothie★ Pituitary Relief Smoothie★ Scrambled Eggs With Feta and Tomatoes★ Smashed Avo and Quinoa★ Hormone Balancing Granola★ Easy ShakshukaAnd so much more! Pick up your copy of the book right now by clicking the BUY NOW button at the top of this page!
Imagine Living Without Type Two Diabetes (Revised & Updated)
GREAT NEWS FOR TYPE 2 DIABETICS! At last - a simple, step-by-step guide to doing what many doctors thought impossible: reversing Type 2 Diabetes! The epidemic of obesity and bad eating habits in America has spawned an even worse condition: Type 2 Diabetes. This devastating condition affects 33 million and threatens 84 million Americans who have Pre-Diabetic symptoms and conditions. For years, a Type 2 diagnosis by a doctor meant fighting a losing battle to live free of the condition. But the doctors were wrong! The three most common lies about Type 2 Diabetes 1. Diabetes can't be reversed. 2. Medications are the only thing available to "manage" your Diabetes. 3. It's a waste of your time and money to attempt to reverse Diabetes with natural therapy. But as this book demonstrates, it is possible to reverse Type 2 Diabetes. Get an early grip on turning back this nearly invisible life-threatening illness. Don't live with the lies of the Pharmaceutical Industry, Food Manufacturers and the Medical Profession. This small guide by Dr. J. Murray Hockings, D.C., will help you fight back and perform a medical miracle - turn around a diagnosis of Type 2 Diabetes by starting down a new revolutionary path to health and wellness. Your return to health starts here!
Eat to Prevent and Control Disease
Do you know your medicines might make you ill? This book tells how you can reduce your dependence on medicines. The sooner you adopt, the healthier you live. Go disease-free! Over the years, we have been repeating the same eating mistakes that our parents made. This is the reason why the prevalence of diseases like diabetes, high blood pressure, and arthritis is increasing in the population over time. In Eat to Prevent and Control Disease, research scientist and registered state pharmacist La Fonceur will tell you how foods that work with the same mechanism as medicines can naturally prevent and control disease. How can you build your body in such a way that you do not need medications even in your 40s, 50s, 60s, or 70s? How can you prevent disease even if you have a family history of that disease? How can you control chronic diseases like diabetes, high blood pressure, arthritis, and many others? With a better understanding of the disease, you can control it yourself. When you follow the advice and preventive measures given in the book, If you do not have any disease, then in the future also you will not have any disease. If you are already suffering from a disease, you can control it without medicines. If your disease is chronic and you are dependent on medicines, then you can reduce the dose of your medications as well as their side effects.
Homeopathy in Practice
Homeopathy is an alternative, complementary, cost effective, and very safe Healing System for infants to old-age. During early period of 20th century, it was practiced parallel to the conventional (allopathic) System. It is widely practiced in Germany, UK, India, Bangladesh, and Pakistan. The classical books on Homeopathy, published before the 1900s, describe often in obsolete medical terms, the theory, philosophy and symptoms of provings (drug testing). They are deficient in application methods to find the correct homeopathic remedy easily. They have little reference to pathological changes in tissues. In practice, different patients express their symptoms in different words, even though suffering from same disease. It is often difficult to find the correct homeopathic remedy, based on the patient's symptoms alone. K. Robinson, MD, a contemporary expert, wrote in an editorial The Cutting Edge, "I suppose, the overwhelming drive in the practice of homeopathy is toward precision in prescribing. Because the accurate prescribing is so difficult, we find ourselves studying constantly, and yet we never feel complete." (J.A.I.H, vol. 79, #1, March, 1986).This book, Homeopathy in Practice - Clinical Insights into Homeopathy and Remedies, offers the practical aspects, and clinical keynotes on remedies related to various illnesses, backed by successful reports, from journals, books, personal discussions and experiences of others. This book will help to find the correct remedy easily. Just refer to the relevant Heading in the Contents. Go to the associate page(s), and glance through the keynotes of remedies. You will often spot the correct homeopathic remedy.
Homeopathy in Practice
Homeopathy is an alternative, complementary, cost effective, and very safe Healing System for infants to old-age. During early period of 20th century, it was practiced parallel to the conventional (allopathic) System. It is widely practiced in Germany, UK, India, Bangladesh, and Pakistan. The classical books on Homeopathy, published before the 1900s, describe often in obsolete medical terms, the theory, philosophy and symptoms of provings (drug testing). They are deficient in application methods to find the correct homeopathic remedy easily. They have little reference to pathological changes in tissues. In practice, different patients express their symptoms in different words, even though suffering from same disease. It is often difficult to find the correct homeopathic remedy, based on the patient's symptoms alone. K. Robinson, MD, a contemporary expert, wrote in an editorial The Cutting Edge, "I suppose, the overwhelming drive in the practice of homeopathy is toward precision in prescribing. Because the accurate prescribing is so difficult, we find ourselves studying constantly, and yet we never feel complete." (J.A.I.H, vol. 79, #1, March, 1986).This book, Homeopathy in Practice - Clinical Insights into Homeopathy and Remedies, offers the practical aspects, and clinical keynotes on remedies related to various illnesses, backed by successful reports, from journals, books, personal discussions and experiences of others. This book will help to find the correct remedy easily. Just refer to the relevant Heading in the Contents. Go to the associate page(s), and glance through the keynotes of remedies. You will often spot the correct homeopathic remedy.
Please Send Hats
Please Send Hats tells Laura Clark-Hansen's moving and often hilarious story of cancer survival. She combines vibrant reflections on her Baby Boomer past as she tells the story about the transformative power that cancer can have as it . . . Rearranges the present . . . Evokes memories of the past, and . . . Forever changes the future.Please Send Hats emphasizes the importance of early detection, teaches the warning signs of ovarian cancer that we can all be watchful for, while providing hope and inspiration for survivors, their caregivers, and their loved ones.The overall message is one of hope and healing as it follows her journey to rebuild, reclaim, and revitalize a life battered and bruised by illness.
Dementia Diary
Ali Sinclair's first book is a love story: the tale of how she met Bob at a time when she was married with two small children. It tells of how, while trying to help Bob when he was suffering from a bout of depression, they found in each other someone who 'spoke the same language': the language of a longing for freedom, for mountains and the great outdoors but also a desire to look beneath the surface and try to understand deeper philosophical matters such as the meaning life and death.Dementia Diary tells of how Ali Sinclair's love and life together with her partner was increasingly tried and tested by his growing vascular dementia: the difficulties, the occasional triumphs and frequent failures in the face of this illness affecting physical and mental health. It tells of the difficulties and practicalities of finding help so that she could still carry on working and spending time with her children until it was no longer possible.A number of fascinating stories intertwined with Ali Sinclair's poems often encapsulate her humour, her feelings and the frustrations around the daily struggles of living with someone with dementia.Dementia Diary is a very honest and personal story. In telling her story, Ali Sinclair hopes to help others who are going through a similar experience.
Defeating Dementia
"Defeating Dementia ... is a critically important account that should be read by the millions in the early stages of dementia, their caregivers, the many at risk for dementia, and the families searching for the very hope that McNear provides." Dale. E. Bredesen, M.D. Author of the New York Times Bestseller, The End of Alzheimer's. Do you hear yourself or someone you love saying the words, "I can't remember or "I don't remember" more frequently? Are you wondering if something seriously wrong may be starting to happen? Afraid to find out? Don't really want to know what's going on? YOU ARE NOT ALONE. In 2009, I began having serious problems with my memory. It took three years before I was diagnosed and in those three years our finances became a train wreck. I wouldn't admit to myself or anyone else that my mind was slipping. I was afraid, but more than that, I believed that even if I had dementia, there was nothing that could be done to help me. I thought dementia was irreversible and terminal. I was wrong. Thanks to a recent breakthrough in dementia studies and treatment, I am currently recovering from early onset Alzheimer's. That is correct. I am one of several thousand people in the United States following the recently developed Bredesen Protocol and, as a result, my memory and my life have been restored to order. In this book, I will take you on my journey and will tell you about the Bredesen Protocol that saved my life. I also provide helpful information for caregivers and outline the different kinds of dementia. I believe that, once you have read this book, you will feel empowered, whether you are facing dementia yourself or are caring for someone who is. You are not helpless. You are not alone. And, there is hope. I'm living proof of this.
Adrenal Fatigue Diet & Action Plan
5 Weeks to a better, healthier you-a practical meal plan for managing adrenal fatigue When you're suffering the effects of adrenal fatigue, the way you eat can change the way you feel. Filled with handy advice and delicious recipes, the Adrenal Fatigue Diet & Action Plan delivers easy ways to improve your health and find relief. This practical action plan provides a complete overview of adrenal fatigue, including what it is, potential symptoms, and other healthcare management strategies. Start your new diet off with a weeklong primer that helps you mentally prepare before diving into a 5-week meal plan, complete with tips for dealing with dietary restrictions, handling flare-ups, and navigating eating out. The Adrenal Fatigue Diet & Action Plan includes: 5-week plan-Transition your diet with a fully loaded plan that helps you with mental preparation, shopping, food prep, cooking, and more. 50+ recipes-Get a variety of tasty, easy recipes designed to reset your energy and keep you satiated at every meal. Highly customizable-Recipes detail what symptoms they help with, as well as important dietary information and substitution options. Get the delicious, day-by-day guidance you need to find relief from the symptoms of adrenal fatigue.
The Throbbing Moon and the Three Season Tango
What does it mean to be told in your life's prime this time the cancer is terminal? For author Michele Wheeler - a gifted scientist, a born leader and intrepid environmentalist, and a caring mother, wife, sister, and daughter - it means you focus what strength, intelligence, and will you have remaining to offer the world yet one more extraordinary gift. The Throbbing Moon and the Three Season Tango is a stunningly beautiful, viscerally penetrating, and unforgettable gift to us all, regardless of our backgrounds or beliefs and regardless of whether or not our lives have been touched by cancer. The memoir of a magnificent woman who, at the end of a life that has changed so many lives for the better, asks us all to see the beauty in one another. And the memoir calls to a deeper belief in ourselves - that whatever disappointments, anguish, and uncertainty life brings - we have the strength and ability to summon gratitude, compassion, and acceptance to see our way through. Our better angels are already here.
Allergy Sense
Showing you how to prevent the development of allergies during pregnancy, how to identify allergies at all ages, and how to cook delicious meals that are free of various ingredients, this comprehensive guide and cookbook advocates a sensory-based way to treat allergies that is scientific but also responsive to the individual needs of your child. This book includes over 70 delicious foolproof recipes accommodating all types of allergies using a key system. Using simple and inspiring ingredient combinations with minimal equipment and quick preparation times, Allergy Sense explains where allergies come from, helps you to know if your child is really allergic to specific triggers, guides you on how to live and eat as a family within the context of this challenge, and offers recipes for a healthy lifestyle with allergies in mind.
The Holistic Fibromyalgia Treatment Plan
Improve holistic health and well-being with this practical fibromyalgia treatment planThere's a simple, effective way to soothe your symptoms like chronic pain and fatigue through the power of daily diet, exercise, and meditation. The Holistic Fibromyalgia Treatment Plan can help you live a healthier lifestyle while enhancing digestion, emotional health, physical movement, and deep, restorative sleep. From natural remedies to mindful practices and gentle stretching and exercise routines, this complete fibromyalgia cookbook and 4-week meal plans give you everything you need to get started. Get on the path to lasting relief and healing mind, body, and spirit with a little help from this all-in-one treatment guide. The Holistic Fibromyalgia Treatment Plan includes: Keep track-Use symptom trackers to log different treatments and share that information with doctors. Meal plans-Explore 28-day plans that cover everything, including shopping lists and nutrition guidance for repairing digestion.25 Recipes-Discover easy, mostly 5-ingredient, meals like Tofu Vegetable Scramble and Avocado Tuna Salad Wraps created for those suffering from fibromyalgia flare-ups. Relieve pain and begin the healing process with The Holistic Fibromyalgia Treatment Plan.
Dementia
A practicing GP has ten brief minutes to tell you everything you need to know about the disease he or she has just diagnosed. Sometimes it takes people half that time just to take their coat off. Research has shown that most people remember only one or two things said to them in a consultation. At a time of an ever-aging population, and an increasing burden of Alzheimer's, the most common form of dementia, means an increasing need for reliable information. This book by a GP covers all aspects of Alzheimer's, from early subtle signs to the full-blown disease, with an emphasis on everyday management. The book aims to help those with Alzheimer's understand a little more about their disease, how they can help themselves and their loved ones, and what treatments are on offer. It also looks at some future developments in the treatment of Alzheimer's.
Alzheimer’s. Dementia What Now?
If you are caring for or supporting a loved one with Alzheimer's or dementia you know that is not an easy journey. This book will give you practical advice mixed with spiritual wisdom and counsel gained from personal experience. The authors, Jim Henry and Deb Terry, have personally walked through the loss of a spouse and a parent to this disease. From their experiences they will help you through 18 Central Questions that you will undoubtably face from early onset through advanced stages. You will gain strength and comfort as you become the most effective caregiver possible while also taking care of yourself along the way.
Warrior
WARRIOR delves deep into the ups and downs of the nine most challenging months of the life of a single, career-driven, pre-kid, badass woman who takes no shit from anyone. This story isn't a bitching session about a terrible predicament. It's not an epic tale of finding love in the middle of a category five shitstorm. It's a raw, real, uncensored, (hopefully) uplifting journey through the battle against Triple Negative, Metaplastic Breast Cancer. WARRIOR explores the hard times, the weird stuff, real life, the small victories and the "What the fuck do I do now?".
Stress and Quality of Working Life
According to the American Institute of Stress (AIS), job stress is far and away the primary source of stress for American adults. The relationship between job stress and heart attacks, hypertension, and other disorders is well understood. Further, the cost of job stress in the United States is estimated to be over $300 billion due to outcomes such as accidents, turnover, and lost productivity. Perhaps the most consistent findings connecting job stress to health outcomes confirm that employees who perceive a high level of job demands without the appropriate control over job demands are at an increased risk for cardiovascular disease.In Brazil, the loss is estimated at 3.5% of the gross domestic product per year. Occupational diseases are related to the activities performed by workers and to working conditions and can trigger new or worsen already existing symptoms. Proper diagnosis and relevant information are essential for managers and workers to become aware of stressors and to take efficient measures to manage stress. Although quality of life is the responsibility of every individual, companies will definitely be able to benefit from the implementation of preventive actions, thus avoiding to pay a high price as a result of absenteeism, sick leaves, and drops in productivity and low work quality.This book is designed to be an additional tool to provide information and to suggest ways to deal with pressures and work demands, because stress levels are still on the rise. We believe that through information - and here you will be able to find the experience and opinions of recognized professionals in this area - workers will be able to live better and more balanced lives.
Stress and Quality of Working Life
According to the American Institute of Stress (AIS), job stress is far and away the primary source of stress for American adults. The relationship between job stress and heart attacks, hypertension, and other disorders is well understood. Further, the cost of job stress in the United States is estimated to be over $300 billion due to outcomes such as accidents, turnover, and lost productivity. Perhaps the most consistent findings connecting job stress to health outcomes confirm that employees who perceive a high level of job demands without the appropriate control over job demands are at an increased risk for cardiovascular disease.In Brazil, the loss is estimated at 3.5% of the gross domestic product per year. Occupational diseases are related to the activities performed by workers and to working conditions and can trigger new or worsen already existing symptoms. Proper diagnosis and relevant information are essential for managers and workers to become aware of stressors and to take efficient measures to manage stress. Although quality of life is the responsibility of every individual, companies will definitely be able to benefit from the implementation of preventive actions, thus avoiding to pay a high price as a result of absenteeism, sick leaves, and drops in productivity and low work quality.This book is designed to be an additional tool to provide information and to suggest ways to deal with pressures and work demands, because stress levels are still on the rise. We believe that through information - and here you will be able to find the experience and opinions of recognized professionals in this area - workers will be able to live better and more balanced lives.
Things I Wish I'd Known
Updated 2023; Family caregivers are the unsung heroes of the life-saving drama that's triggered by a cancer diagnosis. Nearly three quarters of American households will find themselves caring for a cancer patient at one point in their lives. This book is the first to capture their thoughts, feelings, and insights on a large scale. It is based on 101 formal interviews with non-professional caregivers (some of whom are cancer survivors themselves), covering 122 patients in 19 states and Canada who ranged in age from 2 to 92 and faced 40 different cancer diagnoses. Practical lessons drawn from caregivers' experiences are intermingled with their own words to forge a compelling narrative intended to help both patients and their family caregivers to understand and cope with the full range of issues they should anticipate as they fight the battle of their lives.The lessons provide building blocks on which you can rely as you participate in decision-making and plan for the future. You will learn about cancer caregiver considerations in: Getting a clear cancer diagnosis Gathering information about the cancer diagnosis Choosing cancer treatment partners Making cancer treatment decisions (including complementary and alternative treatments and palliative care) Getting inside the cancer caregiving role (including questions to ask on doctor visits) Accessing available cancer information and treatment resources (including clinical trials) Managing cancer-related financial and legal issues Seeking normalcy during cancer treatment Confronting cancer-related issues facing families with children (children in a household with cancer, and children as patients) Managing cancer caregiver emotions and health Nearing life's end from cancer Preparing for the aftermath (including how cancer caregivers heal)
Dementia
This book is about my husband and I fighting Parkinson disease with dementia for eight-plus years and the products that I used. I wrote this book guide after having personally cared for my husband, David. I had to learn on my own. Dementia is a symptom affiliated with Parkinson, Alzheimer, and other diseases. This book guide explains the following: It's a guide in giving proper care for your loved one and what to expect. By having a schedule for caregivers, the patient will get the right care that is needed for your loved one.ContentsLegal Home Security Safety Medical Equipment Long-Term Care Insurance Caregiver Providers Disposable Undergarments Hygiene Urinary and Bowel Incontinence Sun Downing Syndrome Ideas to Keep the Patient Active Coping and Being Active Yourself Tools Possibly Needed Hospice Care Other Resources to Help Fight Dementia This book is to help people that are going through this terrible ordeal with loved ones that don't know you anymore. They don't mean to hurt you. The biggest thing in this book is to make sure they are safe and loved. This book is for caregivers too. The caregiver that worked for me was very special to my family and me. They are part of the family, and they need to be treated as part of the family. Thank God for caregivers.
