Amoxicillin
Amoxicillin is an antibiotic belonging to the beta-lactam class, a group of semi-synthetic penicillins. It inhibits bacterial cell function by binding to proteins. Bactericidal killing occurs when the bacteria's cell walls are broken down, resulting in their demise. Amoxicillin is used to treat infections caused by bacteria that affect the respiratory tract, ears, teeth, throat, pharynx, skin, and urinary tract. It is often used with other antibiotics to treat Helicobacter pylori, a very resistant bacterium that causes chronic stomach inflammation, gastritis, and often fatal complications, such as stomach cancer. In this guide, you will discover all the fundamental information about this drug, and everything you need to know to act in total safety and peace of mind.
Health-Care meets Self-Care
Health-Care meets Self-Care: The Chronic Illness Combo, is a guided medical diary to help people with any chronic illness/es navigate their health journey. The book is a condensed combo of the other two books in the collection, The Chronic Illness Details & The Chronic Illness Tracker. Author, Alana Parisotto, created this collection after personally dealing with chronic illnesses herself, to help support others in the same boat. Sections of this book include emergency contacts & action plans, medication lists, medical contacts, daily notes, appointment plans & debriefs, and many more. We encourage purchasing Health-Care meets Self-Care: The Chronic Illness Tracker, on a yearly basis.
The Top 10 Traits of Highly Resilient People
Resilience is an inborn trait. It is part of your innate survival capacity. This means you can rebound after a setback and even bounce forward with more strength and wisdom. You can proactively and consciously choose to develop your ability to manage stress, recover from burnout and thrive despite extreme challenges by developing a stress-resistant personality. This book will show you how.In The Top 10 Traits of Highly Resilient People (2nd edition) Dr. Andrea Pennington, now known as Dr. DaeEss 1Drea Pennington Wasio, presents 24 real life stories of people from various backgrounds and cultures who have dug deep within themselves to heal and move forward after facing difficult circumstances. These were sometimes life threatening, and often led to rock bottom or burnout. What these stories all have in common is how they prove that the traits of resilience can be built and expanded with intention so that we can thrive after trauma, and experience more growth than we thought possible. There is great hope and inspiration to be found here. This book has 10 sections with stories covering each of the top 10 traits of resilience, giving the reader examples from each of the traits that Dr. 1Drea has taught her students and clients alike over the years. This expanded 2nd edition includes self-reflection exercises and journal prompts to serve as a practical workbook for building resilience. The authors in this book come from all walks of life with a range of life experiences; from far away military deployments and the dizzy heights of Dubai's business world, to understaffed hospital wards, a veterinary clinic, and in places all over the world.Featuring Stories By: Elsa ReganKenny BeyGegga BirgisLizzy Bernthal, Ph.DSarah K. BrandisCatherine CallahanAmy DavisBusie DhlodhloSusan EdwardsJulia FarmerGinseng Gray-TilmanRob GoddardHomaniDeri Llewellyn-DaviesJOYce Petra Melendez Julia MunroMelissa Neff, Ph.D.Ruth OwenDaeEss 1Drea Pennington Wasio, MDJoana SoaresKhaya SkhosanaJeff Sutherland, MDGelu TrutaAnn Marie WyrschThere are 10 traits of highly resilient people, based on Dr. 1Dreah's research as presented in this book, which can be built upon and strengthened. The 10 traits are: TRAIT #1 INSIGHT & EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCETRAIT #2 FLEXIBILITY & ADAPTABILITYTRAIT #3 PERSISTENCETRAIT #4 TOLERANCE & COMPASSION TRAIT #5 OPTIMISMTRAIT #6 CONFIDENCE & SELF-EFFICACYTRAIT #7 POSITIVE SELF-TALKTRAIT #8 CONNECTION TO POSITIVE PEOPLETRAIT #9 POSITIVE EMOTIONSTRAIT #10 PURPOSE & MEANING IN LIFE
Okay ... Now What?
It is a very scary word: cancer. It's even scarier when it's your own child.Every parent wants to be Wonder Woman or Superman, but even the strongest and bravest of parents sometimes need help during stressful and tumultuous times. For Pamela Chila Smith, that time was when her teenage son, Nicholas, was diagnosed with brain cancer. Okay.. Now What? is a guide for new cancer parents, written from the heart of experience. Throughout the book, Pamela offers clear, direct, and empathetic advice for parents challenged with the task of keeping their sick child as healthy and comfortable as possible as well as making sure proper care is provided. She stresses the importance of listening and paying attention to the child and staying on top of everything and everyone, so nothing is missed.Take notes. Ask questions. Stay strong. And remember to breathe.
Type 2 Diabetes Dessert Cookbook
Say goodbye to boring, flavorless desserts and say hello to TYPE 2 DIABETES DESSERT COOKBOOK! This cookbook offers over 100 delicious and diabetes-friendly recipes that are sure to satisfy your sweet tooth without the guilt. Whether you're looking for breakfast favorites like French Toast or crave something sweet like a Chocolate Cake, this cookbook has got it all. Each recipe includes easy-to-follow instructions with ingredients that won't break the bank.So go ahead and indulge in some tasty treats without feeling guilty about it! With TYPE 2 DIABETES DESSERT COOKBOOK, you can have your cake (or brownies or cookies!) and eat it too. Get your copy today and let the diabetes-friendly desserts begin!
Fierce Medicines, Fragile Socialities
Set in Tanga, a city on the Tanzanian Swahili coast, Dominik Mattes examines the implementation of antiretroviral HIV-treatment (ART) in the area, exploring the manifold infrastructural and social fragilities of treatment provision in public HIV clinics as well as patients' multi-layered struggles of coming to terms with ART in their everyday lives. Based on extensive ethnographic fieldwork, the book shows that, notwithstanding the massive rollout of ART, providing treatment and living a life with HIV in settings like Tanga continue to entail social, economic, and moral challenges and long-term uncertainties, which contradict the global rhetoric of the "normalization of HIV".
Nurse Florence(R) Coloring Book
Sometimes it seems only a nurse can bring technical information down to an understanding that an ordinary person can grasp. The Nurse Florence(R) book series provides high quality medical information that even a child can grasp. By introducing young kids to correct terminology and science concepts at an early age, we can help increase our children's health literacy level as well as help to prepare them for courses and jobs in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. We need more scientists so I hope that many children will enjoy this book series and consider a job involving science. Introducing Some Medical Words to Kids in Every Book
Navigating Cancer
FINDING THE WAY FORWARD AFTER A CANCER DIAGNOSISA must-read guide for you and your loved ones on this journeyA diagnosis of any type of cancer is frightening, and the journey through diagnosis and treatment is complex and often confusing. This workbook, Navigating Cancer: A Workbook for Managing Your Cancer Care, will help you track, manage, understand, and communicate the information that is important for you to progress through your cancer care.The pages in this workbook walk you step by step through the care journey, providing an easy way for you to list and organize your doctor and test appointments, treatments schedules, and dates of any surgery and procedures. There is also a list of possible side effects for you to track and date, should they occur. One of the disheartening side effects of learning that you have cancer is the feeling that your life is spinning out of control and that cancer is in charge. This workbook can help you regain some of that control.
Cancer and Aging
80% of cancer related issues is prominent among people of 60 and above. Old people have more potential exposures which can easily decline their immune system and this has a direct role in increasing cancer incidence. Attitude exhibited and daily activities contribute tremendously to cancer in aging. This book creates awareness on the cause of cancer at old age and some measure to be taken with the advice of a doctor.
Multiple Sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic debilitating demyelinating disease of the central nervous system. It is caused by an autoimmune attack resulting in the progressive loss of the myelin sheath on neuronal axons. The resultant decrease in the speed of signal transduction leads to a loss of functionality that includes both cognitive and motor impairment depending on the location of the lesion. The progression of MS occurs due to episodes of increasing inflammation, which is proposed to be due to the release of antigens such as myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein, myelin basic protein, and proteolipid protein, causing an autoimmune response. This sets off a cascade of signaling molecules that result in T-cells, B-cells, and macrophages to cross the blood-brain barrier and attack myelin on neuronal axons leading to inflammation. Further release of antigens drives subsequent degeneration, causing increased inflammation. MS presents itself as a spectrum based on the degree of inflammation. A majority of patients experience early relapsing and remitting episodes of neuronal deterioration following a period of recovery. Some of these individuals may transition to a more linear progression of the disease, while about 15% of others begin with a progressive course on the onset of MS. The inflammatory response contributes to the loss of the grey matter and, as a result, current literature devotes itself to combatting the auto-inflammatory aspect of the disease. While there are several proposed causal links between the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and the HLA-DRB1*15:01 allele to the onset of MS - they may contribute to the degree of autoimmune attack and the resultant inflammation - they do not determine the onset of MS.
Facing surgery? - Don’t Be A Scaredy Cat!
Are you afraid of going to the doctor? Do you put off important medical appointments because of your fear?This thought-provoking book will take you on a journey with the author, who bravely shares his own battle with a crippling fear of doctors and dealing with a cancer diagnosis. With raw honesty and insight, this book is a must-read for anyone who wants to overcome their medical anxieties and take control of their health.Once you start reading, you won't be able to put it down!
No Such Thing As a Diabetic!
Having been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes early in her childhood, Kirrily Chambers grew up learning to negotiate both the health system and relationships with her health care professionals. This is a rare insight into living with a chronic health condition and its impact on the physical and mental well-being on an individual. A must-read for any person working in the health care industry, those living with diabetes or any chronic health condition.
Early Detection of Chronic Kidney Disease
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a progressive and irreversible condition that affects the kidneys' ability to filter waste products from the blood. It can lead to serious complications such as heart disease, stroke, and kidney failure. Early detection of CKD is crucial in order to slow or halt the progression of the disease, improve outcomes and reduce the risk of complications.To know about the early detection of CKD, first it is important to know the anatomy of kidney, anatomy of nephron.
Risk Factors for Causation of Kidney Problems
Kidney problems can be caused by a variety of risk factors, including medical conditions, lifestyle habits, and environmental factors. Diabetes and hypertension are the leading causes of kidney disease, with age, obesity, and family history also being important risk factors.Other risk factors for kidney problems include smoking, cardiovascular disease, high cholesterol, autoimmune diseases, urinary tract infections, kidney stones, chronic dehydration, use of certain medications, excessive alcohol consumption, exposure to toxins or pollutants, poor diet, lack of exercise, sleep apnea, stress, and certain gender and race/ethnicity.Understanding and managing risk factors is important in preventing kidney problems. Strategies to reduce risk include managing medical conditions such as diabetes and hypertension, maintaining a healthy weight, not smoking, reducing exposure to toxins and pollutants, eating a healthy diet and getting regular exercise. By addressing and reducing risk factors, individuals can take steps to protect their kidney health.
Things We Never Got Over (A Concise and Precise Summary)
Knox isn't interested in any kind of drama, even if it involves a lost runaway bride. It wasn't just the wedding that Naomi wanted to avoid. She was on her way to Knockemout, Virginia, to save her long-lost brother in a town where people settled their differences the old-fashioned way: with fists and beer. This is the typical sequence. Naomi is unlucky because her twin, the evil one, hasn't changed at all. Tina takes Naomi's car and money, but she also leaves her with a surprise. She is Naomi's long-lost niece. Now she has an eleven-year-old who acts thirty to care for, no car, no job, no plan, and nowhere to call home. Knox avoids complicated situations and women who require a lot of his time and attention for good reason. However, the least he can do now that he witnessed Naomi's life implode in front of his eyes is to assist her in getting out of this pickle. He can finally return to his quiet, isolated existence as soon as she stops making trouble for herself. That is, at least, the intention until actual danger emerges.
Vitamin D Status, Inflammation, and Oxidative Stress
Are you a healthcare professional or researcher interested in exploring the link between vitamin D status, inflammation, oxidative stress, and cardiovascular disease risk in type 2 diabetes patients? "Vitamin D Status, Inflammation, and Oxidative Stress: Association With Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Type 2 Diabetes Patients" by Yogita Kalyanrao Dhas offers a comprehensive analysis of this topic.Dhas's research provides valuable insights into the role of vitamin D in managing inflammation and oxidative stress in type 2 diabetes patients. With her comprehensive study, you'll gain a deeper understanding of the potential impact of vitamin D status on cardiovascular disease risk, as well as the latest research on the potential benefits of vitamin D supplementation in managing this risk.Whether you're a healthcare professional, researcher, or someone interested in learning more about the relationship between vitamin D, inflammation, oxidative stress, and cardiovascular disease risk, this book is an essential resource for anyone seeking to stay up-to-date on the latest research in this field. So why wait? Order your copy of "Vitamin D Status, Inflammation, and Oxidative Stress: Association With Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Type 2 Diabetes Patients" today and start exploring new approaches to managing cardiovascular disease risk in type 2 diabetes patients!
Androgen Deprivation Therapy
Awarded first place in the 2023 AJN Book of the Year Awards in Consumer Health. "Androgen deprivation therapy is the main treatment for locally advanced and metastatic prostate cancer. It is a very effective treatment, but it has major impact on many aspects of men's health. Thousands of articles have been dedicated to that subject. This book distills these down and provides a comprehensive understanding and path forward for the many challenges associated with androgen deprivation therapy." - David Crawford, M.D., Professor of Urology, University of California San Diego "As someone who has treated men with prostate cancer for over 25 years, I recognize the burden of care of the patients and their loved ones. This book provides excellent tips on how to deal with the disease. I have used prior versions for many years in my practice and wholly endorse this new version. It's a must read!" - Neil Fleshner, MD, Chair of Urology, University of Toronto Ontario, and Love Chair in Prostate Cancer Prevention, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, Ontario Androgen Deprivation Therapy is the only guide written exclusively about the side effects of hormone therapy. The authors have collaborated with the European Association of Urology to produce this specially revised new edition to serve men affected by ADT across the globe. This comprehensive workbook for prostate cancer patients and their loved ones is filled with practical advice from experts in the field. The book covers a wealth of strategies to help men cope with ADT and maintain a good quality of life while on this treatment. It is not only an informational manual, but a guide for both patients and partners about ways to make changes in their lives that can keep them healthy and positive when the patient is on ADT. New to this Edition: Updates on the primary drugs used to treat prostate cancer with tables for common brand names worldwide. Updates on the physical side effects of ADT, such as hot flashes, weight gain, muscle loss and fatigue--plus management strategies. Expanded information on exercise and nutrition for men diagnosed with prostate cancer. Expanded information on the psychological and relational impact of ADT on both patients and their partners, with strategies to maintain intimacy despite reduced libido and difficulties with erections. Expanded discussion on dealing with emotional side effects, such as mood swings and depression. Exercises, activities, worksheets, and other tools to promote discussion and inspire behavioral changes that can reduce the burden of ADT. Officially endorsed by the European Association of Urology and the Canadian Urological Association.
Kickass Healthy Lada
Nautilus Book Awards Silver Recipient The award-winning first book for the general public on LADA (Latent Auto-immune Diabetes in Adults), endorsed by a former president of the American Diabetes Association, Kickass Healthy LADA is a fun, empathetic, and practical guide brimming with insights and inspiration. If you are one of the millions of Americans with Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adults (LADA), you may not even know it. You may be one of the ten percent of people diagnosed with type 2 diabetes who actually have LADA. Even if you do know that you have LADA, sometimes called "diabetes 1.5," you're likely to be inundated with unhelpful advice and potentially harmful treatments, leaving you feeling confused and overwhelmed. That was Jacqueline Haskins' experience. After visiting five doctors before getting helpful guidance, and realizing there wasn't a friendly "how-to" book meant for the general public about LADA--she decided to write one. Winner of the 2023 American BookFest Award in Health and a 2023 Reader's Favorite Five-Star selection, Kickass Healthy LADA is a welcoming, supportive book packed with practical strategies and tips that can be tailored to any lifestyle or heritage. This medically vetted go-to guide offers patients and their loved ones relief, hope, and critical information including: A detailed breakdown of the different diabetes diagnoses What makes LADA different and how to find the best treatment team Insulin: what it is, what it does, and how to know if we need more of this natural hormone Tools for good health with LADA, including food and nutrition advice Introducing Carb-Craft: how to safely enjoy the foods you love With a biologist's keen eye, a patient-advocate's tenacity, and the humor of a trusted friend, Jacqueline offers an essential toolkit for anyone diagnosed with LADA.
Dementia Prevention
Worried about memory loss and dementia risk? This new book will show you easy-to-follow steps to keep your brain healthy.Emily Clionsky, MD, and Mitchell Clionsky, PhD, are a physician and neuropsychologist couple who have cared for their own parents with dementia, created a test used by doctors to measure cognitive function, and treated more than 25,000 patients with cognitive impairment. In Dementia Prevention, they combine the most current scientific findings about Alzheimer's disease and other dementias with their experience to present a practical guide that empowers you to improve your brain's future. This book skips the fads, the unsupported claims of advertised products, and fringe theories. Instead, the authors guide you through a science-based tour of dementia, including how your brain works and how its function is affected by everything from blood circulation and blood pressure to sugar levels, medications, vision, and hearing. You will learn how your activity level, weight, habits, mental outlook, and social engagement may affect your likelihood of developing dementia. Dementia Prevention provides a dementia risk checklist to better understand your personal risk profile to help you on your journey. The authors' training and experience as behavioral scientists will help you set better goals, identify roadblocks to success, and overcome these obstacles. Forgetfulness and confusion are not an inevitable part of growing older--you can make changes to keep your brain working well into your 70s and beyond. From how you breathe while you sleep to what you do socially and physically every day, Dementia Prevention will give you practical--and sometimes surprising--methods for you to protect your brain.
An Amazing Grace Celebrating Memories With Flowers
Have all your health and household information in one place, in a format that's easy to grab and go. If you are a caregiver or if you think may need one this is a journal is for you. Putting all of your important information into one location and providing it to those who need it is the only way to ensure that you are taken care of should you become unable to do so yourself. Let nothing slip away by keeping a planner/journal for your family to easily locate vital information about your life. This planner/journal is specifically designed for seniors and their caregivers, with ample space to jot down notes, contact numbers, doctors' appointments and more. In case I Forget is a planner/journal that would be used by a senior for their kids or caregivers to locate vital information to care for them. There are sections of information such as medical history, medications, allergies, financial accounts and more. It also has a section where you can record what you have shared with loved ones in case you forget to tell them something important. this is the perfect way for seniors to be able to tell you all about their care needs or for caregivers to stay organized. FEATURES: Size: 8"x10" Pages: 122
Lyndon’s Fog
"Lyndon's Fog" weaves together an eclectic group of past vignettes with present events which are echoed by many families who encounter Alzheimer's. Exploring the topics of memory loss and taking responsibility while wading through the mucky morality of the diminishing brain is a wild ride. Every caregiver will grapple with either living lies or telling lies. A desperate lie is told to try to help the author's father believe the truth that his wife is dead. With a fragile mind, simple tasks like cooking and driving become impossible. Even though they grieve and fight their loss of independence, the care giver also grieves and fights to take on the responsibility of caring for their loved one. Juggling all these balls in life are compared to a memorable raft ride down a raging river. The journey begins with frustration, confusion follows, and nonsense swallows up reality. Filters on speech seem to fail, life values appear to be in flux, losses on every front increase, but joy can be found in the story of living. Recording the tenderness of her father's missed speech on her wedding day because he was thoughtfully driving his own dementia diseased mother-in-law back to the nursing home, embodies the cycle of life's motto-- love equals family and families love. Sweeping up a crawling carpet of white maggots out of the back of a jeep and fishing a wallet out of a smelly outhouse will bring tears and laughter that meld together as you enter this family's encounters. These and more treasured stories are crafted into a beautiful authentic tale of life shared. You will enter the emotional roller coaster and finally grieve when he breathes his last breath and death comes, even like taxes, inescapable; but there is purpose, even in all of this.
Effectiveness of Social Work Intervention on the Caretakers of Cancer Patients A Social Work Study
Diagnosis of cancer revealed to the patient and family members causes emotional trauma.Medical advancements have resulted in treating cancer for either cure or control. This hasincreased the responsibilities of family caretakers for comprehensive care of the patient.Literature has provided abundant evidence for the impact of caretaking on psychologicalcondition of the caretakers. When family caretakers are unprepared or lack support they will failto maintain their physical and emotional health. In this context, current study is conducted withthe specific aims of a) To develop a Social Work intervention module to deal with quality of lifeissues of caretakers of persons living with cancer, reduce their depressive symptoms andfacilitate healthy coping strategies, and b) To test its effectiveness empirically. Hence theobjectives of the study are 1) To study socio demographic features of caretakers of persons withcancer and persons living with cancer. 2) To find out the impact of cancer on the economicconditions of the family. 3) To assess the extent of depression on caretakers of persons withcancer. 4) To study the quality of life of caretakers of persons with cancer. 5) To find out thecoping strategies used by the caretakers of persons with cancer. 6) To measure the effectivenessof Social Work intervention on depression, quality of life and coping strategies of caretakers ofpersons with cancer.Study is conducted in a clinical setting following the Randomized Control Trial design, whereina total of 120 caretakers were taken and were equally divided as cases and controls having 60each in both the groups. These caretakers were recruited only if they fulfilled the inclusioncriteria of being above the age of 18 years, newly diagnosed cases, comprehending the languagesof Kannada/English/Konkani/Tulu/Hindi and residing in Mangalore Taluq /DK even temporarilyfor the purpose of treatment. After the baseline assessment on level of depression, quality of lifeand coping mechanisms, cases received the comprehensive Social Work intervention for fourmonths and controls received educational intervention only. Assessment of both the groups onlevel of depression, quality of life and coping mechanisms was done after one month ofintervention.
Modulation Of Sialidases In Pancreatic Cancer
Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest forms of cancer with a very low survival rate. Sialidases are enzymes that play a key role in cancer progression by cleaving sialic acid residues from glycoproteins and glycolipids. The modulation of sialidases in pancreatic cancer has gained considerable attention as a potential therapeutic target for inhibiting tumor growth, invasion, and metastasis.In recent years, research has focused on understanding the mechanisms of sialidase modulation and its impact on tumor biology. Studies have identified sialylated glycans and tumor-associated carbohydrate antigens as important biomarkers for diagnosis and prognosis. Additionally, sialidase modulation has been shown to affect cancer cell signaling pathways, apoptosis, chemoresistance, and immune response.The tumor microenvironment, including extracellular matrix, stromal cells, and immune cells, plays a critical role in pancreatic cancer progression. Sialidase modulation has been shown to impact the tumor microenvironment by influencing the behavior of cancer-associated fibroblasts, tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes, and angiogenesis.Emerging evidence suggests that sialidase modulation may have significant implications for personalized cancer treatment and precision medicine. Furthermore, the identification of novel therapeutic targets and the development of glycan-targeted therapeutics offer exciting prospects for the development of new and effective treatments for pancreatic cancer.
Dementia Prevention
Worried about memory loss and dementia risk? This new book will show you easy-to-follow steps to keep your brain healthy.Emily Clionsky, MD, and Mitchell Clionsky, PhD, are a physician and neuropsychologist couple who have cared for their own parents with dementia, created a test used by doctors to measure cognitive function, and treated more than 25,000 patients with cognitive impairment. In Dementia Prevention, they combine the most current scientific findings about Alzheimer's disease and other dementias with their experience to present a practical guide that empowers you to improve your brain's future. This book skips the fads, the unsupported claims of advertised products, and fringe theories. Instead, the authors guide you through a science-based tour of dementia, including how your brain works and how its function is affected by everything from blood circulation and blood pressure to sugar levels, medications, vision, and hearing. You will learn how your activity level, weight, habits, mental outlook, and social engagement may affect your likelihood of developing dementia. Dementia Prevention provides a dementia risk checklist to better understand your personal risk profile to help you on your journey. The authors' training and experience as behavioral scientists will help you set better goals, identify roadblocks to success, and overcome these obstacles. Forgetfulness and confusion are not an inevitable part of growing older--you can make changes to keep your brain working well into your 70s and beyond. From how you breathe while you sleep to what you do socially and physically every day, Dementia Prevention will give you practical--and sometimes surprising--methods for you to protect your brain.
Perspectives from a Psych-Oncology Team Working with Teenagers and Young Adults with Cancer
Exploring the work of a Psych-Oncology Team in an inpatient and outpatient setting, this powerful, interesting, and engaging book is about teenagers and young adults diagnosed with cancer. As part of the few multidisciplinary teams of this type in the United Kingdom, the authors offer helpful insights into supporting young people and their families as they navigate this complex and devastating disease, writing on key areas such as trauma, the effects of early childhood cancer in adolescence and beyond, the social and cultural effects of cancer treatment, hope, and hopelessness, and questions of mortality. Each chapter contains a mixture of clinical reflections and patient vignettes, along with clear guidance about how to support patients and their families both during and after treatment, and at the point of death too. With a compassionate approach to understanding the challenges for patients, their families, and clinicians alike, this is a book for nurses, doctors, occupational therapists, and physiotherapists, for parents and carers, and for young people who find themselves in this position and who can easily feel as though they are alone with their overwhelming feelings.
100 Funny Short Stories for Seniors and the Elderly
Some say laughter is the best medicine against ageism. Many elderlies tend to view nursing homes as a boring and stressful environment. Laughter has proven itself to be a natural form of medicine that is available to everyone. Humorous stories and anecdotes can help you relax and manage stress while boosting your immune system and releasing endorphins!How this book can help you. These 100 humorous tales, essays and anecdotes include a grand variety of feel-good subjects, like humorous short novels based on a true story, wedding anniversary humor, humorous anecdotes after decades in the bedroom, and a whole collection of essays and good-hearted jokes about the elderly. This collection of short stories, anecdotes and jokes aim to make you happy and laugh out loud!All 100 humorous stories and essays are told in a simple, humorous style, they are fun and engaging at the same time, making this book the perfect present for a beloved senior in your life.
Holistic Cancer Care
A medical herbalist with a specialty in integrative oncology provides an in-depth guide to practical, solution-focused strategies for using herbal medicines and other natural therapies. Patients facing a cancer diagnosis often feel at the mercy of an illness they don't understand and in the hands of doctors offering treatments that focus on the cancer, instead of on the patient. In Holistic Cancer Care, Chanchal Cabrera, a consulting medical herbalist with more than 20 years specializing in holistic oncology, provides an in-depth guide to using herb-based therapies in conjunction with conventional treatments. Putting the patient front and center, holistic therapies can help boost the immune system, which can slow the spread of certain cancers and, in some cases, even enhance the cancer-killing effects of chemotherapy. Herbal medicine and other therapies also offer effective ways of dealing with the side effects of chemotherapy and radiation. Drawing from decades of clinical experience helping patients recover from cancer, Cabrera provides a wealth of safe, well-researched information, including specific herbal formulas, important discussions about dosing and safety, detox protocols, recommendations for nutritional supplements, simple recipes for nourishing meals, and patient case histories that demonstrate the power of the strategies she recommends.
Insulin Resistance Diet for Beginners
Help your body naturally reverse insulin resistance using delicious food.Whether you're dealing with diabetes, PCOS, or just looking to manage an erratic metabolism, the insulin resistance diet can be key to a very satisfying, healthy lifestyle. Break the monotonous boundaries of managing your insulin response with The Insulin Resistance Diet for Beginners. This complete lifestyle guide will help your body naturally regulate glucose and insulin levels while putting creative, delicious, and diverse meals on the table.Relatable analogies, food humor, and realistic recipes make it fun to understand how the insulin resistance diet and lifestyle can change not only your metabolism, but your entire life outlook. The included shopping guides and meal plans make it easy to start your new lifestyle right away. The path to steady glucose levels and a strong metabolism begins in the kitchen-here's your guide to the insulin resistance diet.Inside The Insulin Resistance Diet for Beginners you'll find: Roadmap for success-A five-step plan makes the insulin resistance diet something you can start today.Shop in a snap-Complete shopping lists to help fill your pantry with all the right food-no more wondering.A meal in 5-Most recipes use just five ingredients so they're fast and easy to prepare, but slow to digest.Insulin resistance and delicious meals don't have to be mutually exclusive. Start reversing insulin resistance and loving the food that you eat with The Insulin Resistance Diet for Beginners.
Your Healthy Cancer Comeback
Your Healthy Cancer Comeback: Sick to Strong is a comprehensive guidebook and powerful tool for all cancer patients and survivors. If you're eager to slow decline during treatment and regain overall health in recovery, this book is a MUST! You'll learn: How exercise, nutrition, and quality rest can increase your chances of remission and decrease chances of recurrence. To improve strength, stamina, mobility, balance, and athleticism.How to pursue fitness during and after chemotherapy, radiation, surgeries, and other cancer therapies. Mental strategies for conquering stress and harnessing joy.How to manage weight loss or weight gain.Exercises you can do in exam rooms, hospitals, chairs, beds, showers, and beyond.How and why to seek supplemental services like physical therapy, acupuncture, mental health counseling, sexual health counseling, and more. How to trade weakness and fatigue for fitness and athletic adventure.Fitz Koehler is a world-renowned fitness innovator with a Master's in Exercise and Sport Sciences who was brutalized by cancer and strategically designed her own incredible healthy cancer comeback. Concerned for her peers, Fitz combined her fitness expertise and cancer street cred to create this invaluable blueprint that will steer you from sick to strong!
Dementia for Caregivers
Ease Your Fears and Embrace a Caring, Kind Approach to Looking After Your Loved One with DementiaHas a parent or close family member been diagnosed with dementia, and you have no idea what happens next?Are you worried about not having the knowledge you need to care for them properly and give them the quality of life they deserve?Are you concerned about the impact that this could have on your own well-being as a caregiver?Then keep reading...There are an estimated 6.5 million people in the U.S. who suffer from dementia - a statistic that is only anticipated to increase as time goes on.As their condition worsens, patients become increasingly unable to care for themselves and have to rely on someone else, usually a loved one, to look after them.As a caregiver, it can be incredibly intimidating and often anxiety-inducing to have so many responsibilities, and challenges thrust upon you.Especially for those without any experience, caring for a loved one with dementia can be overwhelming - you don't want the guilt of making mistakes.This comprehensive guide will ease your worries and reassure you about everything you need to know to take care of your loved one as they progress through the stages of dementia.Learn tips and tricks from an experienced author who will take you through all the important stuff - from diagnosis to end-of-life care.In this guide, you will discover: ● 7 types of dementia, including their causes and symptoms, to prepare yourself for what happens next● A succinct and useful guide to the diagnostic process● 7 ways to combat behavior issues of any type● Physical and psychological changes that could happen - and what do to if these become a problem● Problem-solving strategies to help you manage sundowning, hallucinations, delusions, aggression, apathy, and more● Information on making mealtimes easier and tips to help them eat properly - learn what they should be consuming in their diet to stay healthy, including a quick reference guide for finger foods● What (and what not!) to say to someone with dementia - avoid behavioral problems and conflicts by learning these tips early on● Tips on looking after your own health - don't neglect your well-being, as a caregiver, you need some TLC too!● Advice on long-term care solutions so you can have everything planned in advance to make those transitions easier to manageAnd much more.You can still make a whole host of fantastic memories with your loved one. Make the best of your situation and give them the care they need to continue living a meaningful life.If you want to be the best caregiver possible and give your loved one the quality of life they deserve after a dementia diagnosis, then purchase this book now.
Care at Home for People Living with Dementia
What 'kind' of community is demanded by a problem like dementia? As aspects of care continue to transition from institutional to community and home settings, this book considers the implications for people living with dementia and their carers. Drawing on extensive fieldwork and case studies from Canada, this book analyses the intersections of formal dementia strategies and the experiences of families and others on the frontlines of care. Considering the strains placed on care systems by the COVID-19 pandemic, this book looks afresh at what makes home-based care possible or impossible and how these considerations can help establish a deeper understanding necessary for good policy and practice.
Type-2 Diabetes Case Study
In 2018 I was diagnosed a type-2 Diabetic. I got out a bound notebook and began documenting my situation. My past glucose was above the glucose normal range of 74-100 mg/dL, my HbA1C 11.5%, my weight was 185 lbs. and my height 5 feet 11.5 ins. I was already using Dr Amy LEE's, probiotic BIO-X4. Dr, Lee is a Nutritionist and Weight Management Specialist. A side benefit of her program was my HbA1C dropped to as low as 3.5%. I was monitoring my finger-stick blood glucose levels preBREAKFAST, preLUNCH and preDINNER. On February 15th I started with Dr Marlene Merritt's Blood Glucose Formula (BGF) to see if this probiotic would indeed lower my circulating blood glucose. The preLUNCH and preDINNER began to separate from the preBREAKFAST (nocturnal) glucose values. This glucose change was statistically significant and the preDINNER glucose levels separated statistically faster led me to identify a nocturnal phase and a diurnal phase of Diabetes. I was able to verify and extend the finger-stick data with the LibreLink technology. Now this single Type-2 Case Study needs to be verified with ten (5 female/5 male) patients and extended to nondiabetics and severe diabetic groups for comparison, and a better understanding of Diabetes. Glucose is a universal energy molecule that can be found in every cell in the body, and maintaining its normal levels is critical to good health.
Foot Kinematics and Kinetics in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus With and Without Peripheral Neuropathy
A thorough investigation of how diabetes affects foot kinematics and kinetics is found in "Foot Kinematics and Kinetics in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus With and Without Peripheral Neuropathy" by Animesh Hazari. This book gives a thorough explanation of how diabetes affects the biomechanical operations of the foot and causes a number of problems, including peripheral neuropathy. The book provides information on how kinematic and kinetic analysis of the foot can be used to detect risk factors for diabetes and its consequences.The numerous causes that cause peripheral neuropathy to develop in people with type 2 diabetes have been thoroughly examined by the author. The importance of foot kinematics and kinetics in the identification, management, and avoidance of peripheral neuropathy is highlighted throughout the book. Also, the author offers suggestions for applying foot kinematics and kinetics in clinical settings.For those in the medical field, researchers, and students who want to learn more about how diabetes affects foot function, this book is a great resource. Since the author presented his conclusions using data, it is an evidence-based resource for anyone with an interest in the topic. For those who wish to learn more about diabetes and its complications, "Foot Kinematics and Kinetics in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus With and Without Peripheral Neuropathy" is a must-read.
I Didn’t See It Coming
In this memoir of love, loss, and Lewy body dementia (LBD), Mary Lou Falcone takes readers on a cathartic journey of caregiving that is filled with hope, laughter, and tears. At the age of ten, Mary Lou's life was forever changed when her father had a severe stroke that took away his ability to speak. While her mother worked three jobs, Mary Lou cared for not only her father but two younger siblings. Echoes of her childhood challenge return when she later faces the biggest test of her life: her soulmate of forty-seven years, the celebrated artist Nicky Zann, is diagnosed with the little-known disease Lewy body dementia, which ultimately claims his life. As her beloved husband's sole caregiver throughout this difficult period, Mary Lou discovers invaluable resources for dealing with LBD, all of which she shares with her readers. In addition to Mary Lou's firsthand account of her extraordinary journey, many friends and family, including world-renowned classical musicians, opera divas, directors, and actors, share their perspectives on her resilience in these pages. She emerges from great loss transformed and energized, as will the readers of I Didn't See It Coming.
Exhausted & Sleepless
Are you feeling exhausted and worn out?Is brain fog clouding your ability to think and act?Do you need to get proper rest to recharge your body?Getting the right amount of sleep is essential for us to be able to live a normal life, working, looking after our families and enjoying ourselves in our leisure time. It's no accident that we spend roughly one third of our lives sleeping but when we don't get enough it has a serious impact on the rest of our day and even on our health and wellbeing. Lack of sleep leads to exhaustion and exhaustion can lead to lack of sleep in an endless cycle.This book, Exhausted and Sleepless, has been written by one who has experienced what a lack of sleep can do to a body and provides you with tips and techniques to help you get the rest your body needs, including: ? How to regain your optimum sleeping patterns quickly? The importance of a proper diet? Making sure you keep moving and active? How listening to music helps? Breaking the cycle of recurring sleep deprivation? Learning to cooperate with your body? Solving your sleep disorder permanently? And more...Lena Holfve's methods have helped thousands of people dating back to 2016. Her work educates people about 'fatigue syndrome' and how to combat it successfully, so that they can regain their lost vigour and energy.So if you are suffering from poor memory, difficulty understanding even basic information, constant brain fog and a paralyzing fatigue, then get a copy of Exhausted and Sleeplessand see how it will improve your life!
The Dementia Caregiver’s Survival Guide
If you have a loved one with dementia, then The Dementia Caregivers Survival Guide is an essential read.This guide will equip you with the tools and knowledge to care for your loved one more efficiently to prevent caregiver burnout.You will understand the dementia patient's and caregiver's perspectives when dealing with dementia.This book is for you as a caregiver of a loved one facing the challenges of dementia. Understanding the progression of dementia will help you plan and prepare for the future. You may find this information powerful when deciding about your loved one's care.According to the Alzheimer's Association, over 16 million Americans are already providing care for a loved one suffering from dementia.Dementia caregivers often face challenges such as sleep deprivation, financial strains, emotional distress, depression, and anxiety. This guide will provide caregivers with the tools they need to cope with these challenges and provide the best possible care for their loved ones.You probably think that the best way to care for your loved one is by providing him/her with as much normalcy and routine as possible. This may help the patient feel comfortable and secure, while also giving you a sense of control during what can be a very chaotic and unpredictable time.You also believe that it is important to keep the lines of communication open with the patient and to never give up hope. You think that even though the disease may progress, there are still moments of connection and joy that can be shared between you as a caregiver and your loved one.Learning about the different stages of dementia will help you understand what your loved one is going through and, more importantly, anticipate his/her needs.This can help reduce stress and provide a more supportive environment. Knowing about the progressive nature of dementia can also help you make long-term plans for your loved one's care.To provide care, it is crucial that you first take care of yourself so that you can continue providing the support your loved one needs.If you are struggling to keep your loved one with dementia safe and comfortable at home, this guide is for you.This well-researched book will provide you with: Knowledge and Power: The tools and information you need to survive and thrive as a caregiver.11 Step-by-Step Plan: Actionable advice to ease your burden and help you create a more positive caregiving experience.Practical Tips: How to navigate the challenges of being a caregiver while still taking care of yourselfBalance Your Own Needs: You will learn how to manage the challenging behaviors of the dementia patient while dealing with the overall decline in health.Action: How to keep your loved one with dementia safe and comfortable at home.Rewarding: Find out how caregiving can be a rewarding experience.Foreword by Jose G. Garcia, MD.Stop struggling while caregiving to your loved one.
Outshine
When Karen Ingalls was diagnosed with Stage IIC ovarian cancer, she realized that as a woman and a retired nurse she knew very little about this "silent killer." Given a 50% chance to live 5 years, she made a vow to let women know about ovarian cancer and to live each moment with love. Lost in the information about drugs, side effects, and statistics, Ms. Ingalls redirected her energy to focus on the equally overwhelming blessings of life, learning to rejoice in each day, and find peace in spirituality. In this book, the reader will find a refreshing perspective of hope with the knowledge that "the beauty of the soul, the real me and the real you, outshines the effects of cancer, chemotherapy, and radiation."
Outshine
When Karen Ingalls was diagnosed with Stage IIC ovarian cancer, she realized that as a woman and a retired nurse she knew very little about this "silent killer." Given a 50% chance to live 5 years, she made a vow to let women know about ovarian cancer and to live each moment with love. Lost in the information about drugs, side effects, and statistics, Ms. Ingalls redirected her energy to focus on the equally overwhelming blessings of life, learning to rejoice in each day, and find peace in spirituality. In this book, the reader will find a refreshing perspective of hope with the knowledge that "the beauty of the soul, the real me and the real you, outshines the effects of cancer, chemotherapy, and radiation."
The Dementia Caregiver’s Survival Guide
If you have a loved one with dementia, then The Dementia Caregivers Survival Guide is an essential read.This guide will equip you with the tools and knowledge to care for your loved one more efficiently to prevent caregiver burnout.You will understand the dementia patient's and caregiver's perspectives when dealing with dementia.This book is for you as a caregiver of a loved one facing the challenges of dementia. Understanding the progression of dementia will help you plan and prepare for the future. You may find this information powerful when deciding about your loved one's care.According to the Alzheimer's Association, over 16 million Americans are already providing care for a loved one suffering from dementia.Dementia caregivers often face challenges such as sleep deprivation, financial strains, emotional distress, depression, and anxiety. This guide will provide caregivers with the tools they need to cope with these challenges and provide the best possible care for their loved ones.You probably think that the best way to care for your loved one is by providing him/her with as much normalcy and routine as possible. This may help the patient feel comfortable and secure, while also giving you a sense of control during what can be a very chaotic and unpredictable time.You also believe that it is important to keep the lines of communication open with the patient and to never give up hope. You think that even though the disease may progress, there are still moments of connection and joy that can be shared between you as a caregiver and your loved one.Learning about the different stages of dementia will help you understand what your loved one is going through and, more importantly, anticipate his/her needs.This can help reduce stress and provide a more supportive environment. Knowing about the progressive nature of dementia can also help you make long-term plans for your loved one's care.To provide care, it is crucial that you first take care of yourself so that you can continue providing the support your loved one needs.If you are struggling to keep your loved one with dementia safe and comfortable at home, this guide is for you.This well-researched book will provide you with: Knowledge and Power: The tools and information you need to survive and thrive as a caregiver.11 Step-by-Step Plan: Actionable advice to ease your burden and help you create a more positive caregiving experience.Practical Tips: How to navigate the challenges of being a caregiver while still taking care of yourselfBalance Your Own Needs: You will learn how to manage the challenging behaviors of the dementia patient while dealing with the overall decline in health.Action: How to keep your loved one with dementia safe and comfortable at home.Rewarding: Find out how caregiving can be a rewarding experience.Foreword by Jose G. Garcia, MD.Stop struggling while caregiving to your loved one.
Whole New Me
Angie Choi's cancer memoir details her experience from ovarian cancer diagnosis to being cancer free by using a metabolic approach to cancer. Dr. Choi describes how she combined standard treatment (surgery) with alternative treatment for cancer inclusive of a therapeutic ketogenic diet, anti-parasitic medication, and supplements. She relates her process working with both conventional and alternative healthcare practitioners to get the support she needed as she forged a holistic, complimentary path through cancer. Dr. Choi discusses how cancer grew from an imbalance in her body, mind, and spirit and healed from rebalancing. This book is presented in three sections: body, mind, and spirit, and is presented through the lens of Indian spirituality.Whole New Me is for cancer patients and cancer caregivers and provides an intimate account of a holistic, integrative approach to cancer. It provides support for those who seek alternative treatments to cancer or who desire to integrate complimentary approaches like a therapeutic ketogenic diet with standard treatment. For those with ovarian cancer, it provides a complete account from cancer diagnosis to remission. Whole New Me covers Dr. Choi's personal experience in the following areas.Metabolic approach to cancerKeto for cancerCancer diets long-termAnti-parasitic medication repurposed for treating cancerSupplements for cancerOpting out of chemotherapyWorking with conventional healthcare professionals when declining standard treatmentHysterectomyRecovering from surgeryTreating cancer naturallyCommunity supportReflecting on mental and emotional aspects of cancerListening to intuitionSpiritual support and healingIntegrating body, mind, and spirit
The Window of My Soul
Written from the heart, Alison's account of her journey through life is inspiring, personal and moving. Her problems begin when during tough times her marriage starts to fall apart. It is then that she is diagnosed with mental illness. Although her entire life is filled with adversity, she is a fighter. With the help of God and her loyal family and friends she is determined to overcome what has befallen her. Travel with Alison as she faces health challenges as well as insults from people around her. Witness Alison's transformation into a new and better person. A transformation that could only be achieved with the help of God. Read about her resilience and courage as she faces not only schizophrenia but sexual abuse and life-threatening cancer. You will never forget Alison's heartfelt story in The Window of my Soul.
An Analysis Of The Origins Of The Covid-19 Pandemic
From the algorithmic summary: Evidence suggests SARS-CoV-2 is a zoonotic spillover with multiple independent transmissions, genetic similarity between environmental samples and Avian Influenza A H7N9, no infected animals at Wuhan market, Chinese institutions in Wuhan collaborated with Western scientists, persistent biosafety issues at WIV, low genetic diversity of earliest infections explained by research-related incident at vaccine manufacturer, WHO-convened study looking into origins & presence in animals, NIH terminated grant to non-profit linked to WIV due to patent filings.
Prevent High Blood Pressure and Dementia Without Medication
This book shows how to prevent high blood pressure, diabetes, osteoporosis, arthritis and dementia without medication. The book shows how to lower blood pressure by the use of potassium and garlic supplements. The book then demonstrates how to reduce diabetes using the 8-hour maintenance diet, which effectively reduces insulin resistance by unclogging fat from the cell's receptors. The book next shows how to reduce osteoporosis by reducing blood acidity using alkaline supplements as a buffer. The book then points out the benefits of exercise in preventing arthritis by removing waste products from the joints. The book lastly points out the benefits of NAD and PQQ in preventing dementia and Alzheimer's disease by improving the health and number of brain cell mitochondria.
HeALthCaRe
Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. Health is a state of wellbeing. It reflects the complex interactions of a person's genetics, lifestyle and environment. Generally, a person's health depends on two things: determinants (factors that influence health) and interventions (actions taken to improve health, and the resources required for these interventions). The book covers detailed research done on the health sector of India. It focuses on primary education conducted y NGOs in rural Bharat, talks a lot about Covid-19 and its impact, deals with the major problem faced by most of the people in India i.e. Obesity and impact of these health issues on our mental health. To get detailed information on all this topic, you should read the book. It is knowledgeable and cover most of the questions one faces while researching about this topic. It is a guide for college students, youngsters, professionals, researchers etc. who are planning to write on healthcare sector.
Solving the Riddle of Cancer: New Genetic Approaches to Treatment
The road to this new understanding of how a cell works and what makes it malignant has not always been easy, but the great achievements are undeniable. With today's cell biology comes the promise of a totally new kind of treatment.
Your Healthy Cancer Comeback
Your Healthy Cancer Comeback: Sick to Strong is a comprehensive guidebook and powerful tool for all cancer patients and survivors. If you're eager to slow decline during treatment and regain overall health in recovery, this book is a MUST! You'll learn: How exercise, nutrition, and quality rest can increase your chances of remission and decrease chances of recurrence. To improve strength, stamina, mobility, balance, and athleticism.How to pursue fitness during and after chemotherapy, radiation, surgeries, and other cancer therapies. Mental strategies for conquering stress and harnessing joy.How to manage weight loss or weight gain.Exercises you can do in exam rooms, hospitals, chairs, beds, showers, and beyond.How and why to seek supplemental services like physical therapy, acupuncture, mental health counseling, sexual health counseling, and more. How to trade weakness and fatigue for fitness and athletic adventure.Fitz Koehler is a world-renowned fitness innovator with a Master's in Exercise and Sport Sciences who was brutalized by cancer and strategically designed her own incredible healthy cancer comeback. Concerned for her peers, Fitz combined her fitness expertise and cancer street cred to create this invaluable blueprint that will steer you from sick to strong!
