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Brightworks Consulting DBA Light Bright Publi The Prepared Patient
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Potter/Ten Speed/Harmony/Rodale Fourteen Talks by Age Fourteen
Book SynopsisThe fourteen essential conversations to have with your tween and early teenager to prepare them for the emotional, physical, and social challenges ahead, including scripts and advice to keep the communication going and stay connected during this critical developmental window. “This book is a gift to parents and teenagers alike.”—Lisa Damour, PhD, author of Untangled and Under PressureTrying to convince a middle schooler to listen to you can be exasperating. Indeed, it can feel like the best option is not to talk! But keeping kids safe—and prepared for all the times when you can''t be the angel on their shoulder—is about having the right conversations at the right time. From a brain growth and emotional readiness perspective, there is no better time for this than their tween years, right up to when they enter high school. Distilling Michelle Icard''s decades of experience working
£13.49
Penguin Putnam Inc Prescription for Nutritional Healing The AtoZ
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All Things Writing One Drop At A Time
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£9.99
Ebury Publishing Restful Sleep
Book SynopsisNow available in b format RESTFUL SLEEP shows you how to: Fall asleep easily, without trying. Feel rested when you wake up. Avoid sleeping pills and other drugs. Identify and eliminate the imbalances causing your insomnia. Deal effectively with overactive thinking at bedtime. Achieve a healthy balance of rest and activity in your life. In this programme, based on ancient principles of mind-body medicine, Deepak Chopra teaches you how to overcome sleep problems by getting in touch with nature''s rhythms. Step by step you''ll learn techniques to eliminate the underlying causes of insomnia - and create a balanced mind and body. As a result, you''ll sleep deeply at night every night - without medication, giving your body the rest it needs to restore your natural vitality.
£12.59
Ebury Publishing Prostate Cancer
Book SynopsisFollowing the international success of Your Life in Your Hands, the groundbreaking book on breast cancer, Professor Jane Plant explains how her diet and lifestyle plan can be used to combat prostate cancer. This revised and updated edition includes new information to help those with other types of cancer, such as colorectal cancer and testicular cancer.In this groundbreaking book, Professor Plant illuminates the relationship between cancer and diet. The book explains the science behind the ''no dairy'' diet and then gives useful advice on diet and lifestyle to maximise your health and avoid contracting cancer.For sufferers, their families and anyone who is concerned about the risk of cancer, this book is essential.Trade ReviewThe real value of this book is that it empowers the reader with knowledge * Science in Parliament *
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Kensington Publishing Folk Medicine In America Today A Guide for a New Generation of Folk Healers
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Johns Hopkins University Press My Office Is Killing Me The Sick Building
Book SynopsisWhether it's a case of mold in an elementary school or inadequate ventilation in a high-rise office building, this valuable guide can help people cope when the air they breathe indoors is making them sick.Trade ReviewWell researched and clearly presented by a recognized expert in the field. -- Dr. Kenneth W. Edwards Real Estate Professional 2006 An interesting read and a good resource for information on indoor air quality... it offers solutions rather than blame. -- Lauren Heine, PhD Chemical and Engineering News 2006 May does a good job of explaining technical information in a simple manner, using instructive photographs... Will be especially useful for libraries emphasizing legal and policy collections. Choice 2007 This book is a non-alarmist, extremely current, review of many now recognized sources of inevitable and not-so-inevitable air quality impairment... this book belongs in your reference library. -- Richard Hughes M.D. News 2007 May's new book on sick buildings offers practical cures for both individuals and those in charge of such properties. Boston Herald 2006 A scientific, practical, and thorough guide to indoor air quality. Environmental Building News 2007 Takes on very complex issues, explains them in a language we can understand, and best of all stresses that sources of indoor air pollution can be identified and removed. Allergy & Asthma Today 2006 This very readable, 317-page book targets the general public and office occupants. -- Janice Camp Respiratory Care 2007 This little book as a lot to offer. -- J. Thomas Pierce, MBBS, PhD Doody's Review Service 2008Table of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsPart I: The Basics1. Poor Indoor Air Quality: A Health Concern2. Shelter in the Storm3. Diseased Decor4. A Sea of Air5. Gases in the Sea of Air6. Particles in the Sea of Air7. Menace in the MechanicalsPart II: Daily Life8. Schools: Our Children, Our Future9. Nine to Five: Where We Work10. Infirm Infirmaries and Coughing Courthouses11. Retail Spaces: Shop Till You Drop12. Before Nine and After Five: Recreation and TravelPart III: The Final Test: Grading the Air13. Do It Yourself14. Call in a Professional15. More Data for TechiesConclusionResource GuideList of AbbreviationsNotesIndex
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St Martin's Press The Body Clock Guide to Better Health
Book SynopsisDiscusses a medical breakthough called chronotherapy that calls for an adjustment of the care of the body to coincide with the body''s natural clock to maximize the effects of medications, diets, exercise and other daily routines. Reprint. 15,000 first printing.
£17.99
Citadel Press Inc.,U.S. No More Heartburn
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£14.39
Citadel Press Inc.,U.S. Restoring Your Digestive Health
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£15.29
Ebury Publishing Pigs
Book SynopsisWritten in response to a growing demand on the part of pig farmers, here is a text-book which will provide a working manual to which reference can be readily made.Not all the diseases discussed in the text are of interest to pig producers in the United Kingdom but they have been included in the hope that they may be of interest to pig farmers in other countries. Also some of the diseases discussed are subject to the restrictions under the Diseases of Animals Acts and Orders, but they have been included in the hope that owners may recognise the cardinal symptoms of these diseases and take action accordingly.
£13.49
Just Be, LLC Making Space for Yourself A guide to getting what
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Cambridge University Press Motherhood
Book SynopsisThe topic of motherhood holds an enduring fascination as well as acting as an indicator to societal change. This book offers a rich comparative study across two generations of how women's experiences as first-time mothers unfold in real lives.Trade Review''I had hoped for more.' So ends Tina Miller's provocative, historically comparative look at women's experience of becoming a mother for the first time. Repeating an agenda-setting study she first undertook in the UK 21 years ago, Miller shows that, in many ways, it has never been a more challenging time to be a (working) mother. In this beautifully written, narrative-rich account, she shows how the 'intensified, individualised and undervalued' circumstances of motherhood are now deeply intertwined with pernicious (and illusive) ideas around 'balance' in the contemporary age. From one of the most authoritative scholars in the field, this book is a delightful - if troubling - read.' Charlotte Faircloth, UCL Social Research Institute, and author of Couples' Transitions to Parenthood'Tina Miller's qualitative research provides an illuminating insight into women's often ambivalent transition to motherhood and how this experience has changed - for better and, worryingly, for worse - since she conducted her original study over 20 years ago. As Miller writes, 'so much about mothering has become further intensified, responsibility-laden and of course, individualised: locking women in and keeping men out'.' Eliane Glaser, Author of Motherhood: Feminism's Unfinished Business'In spite of the fact that gender relations and norms have undergone radical changes over the past decades, ideas relating to motherhood remain surprisingly essentialist and, in many respects, out of sync with expectant and new mothers' everyday experiences. Tina Miller's timely and illuminating book shows how deeply ingrained gender essentialism is in society, and how profoundly this shapes transitions to motherhood.' Daniela Grunow, Goethe University FrankfurtTable of ContentsIntroduction; 1. Becoming a mother: generational shifts and narrative research; 2. Anticipating motherhood: the antenatal period; 3. Making sense of early mothering experiences; 4. A return to normal: becoming the 'expert'?; 5. Mothering experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic; 6. Conclusions and reflections; Appendices.
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Headline Publishing Group Mad Girl
Book Synopsis''A brilliant fast, funny and frank look at something that absolutely needs to be talked about in this way'' - Matt Haig''I felt comforted by this book; by the honesty, insight, compassion, and the beautiful writing'' - Marian KeyesBryony Gordon has OCD. It''s the snake in her brain that has told her ever since she was a teenager that her world is about to come crashing down. It''s caused alopecia, bulimia, and drug dependency, and Bryony is sick of it.A hugely successful columnist for the Telegraph, a bestselling author, and a happily married mother of an adorable daughter, Bryony has managed to laugh and live well while simultaneously grappling with her illness. In Mad Girl, Bryony explores her relationship with her OCD and depression as only she can.
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Austin Macauley Publishers How to Lose Weight and Keep It Off
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Austin Macauley Publishers Losing Me Becoming Me
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£13.49
Austin Macauley Publishers Insight
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£21.24
IngramSpark The Ultimate Fathers Day Gift Guide
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£14.24
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Essential Endocrinology and Diabetes
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPreface vii List of abbreviations ix Part 1: Foundations of Endocrinology 1 1 Overview of endocrinology 3 2 Basic cell biology and hormone synthesis 12 3 Molecular basis of hormone action 22 4 Investigations in endocrinology and diabetes 39 Part 2: Endocrinology – Biology to Clinical Practice 51 5 The hypothalamus and pituitary gland 53 6 The adrenal gland 80 7 Reproductive endocrinology 103 8 The thyroid gland 134 9 Calcium and metabolic bone disorders 155 10 Pancreatic and gastrointestinal endocrinology and endocrine neoplasia 175 Part 3: Diabetes and Obesity 193 11 Overview of diabetes 195 12 Type 1 diabetes 213 13 Type 2 diabetes 239 14 Complications of diabetes 265 15 Obesity 293 Index 311
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Clinical Dilemmas in Diabetes
Book SynopsisClinical Dilemmas in Diabetes answers the clinical questions commonly encountered when diagnosing, treating, and managing patients with diabetes and its associated complications. Designed to support informed, evidence-based care, this authoritative clinical guide includes contributions from leading endocrinologists and diabetes researchers that discuss a diverse range of recent developments. Concise and focused chapters cover prediabetes, diabetes diagnosis, initial evaluation and management, disease complications, and cardiovascular disease and risk factors. Now in its second edition, Clinical Dilemmas in Diabetes contains extensively reviewed and revised information throughout. New and updated chapters examine prediction, diagnosis, and management of early Type 1 diabetes, ophthalmic complications, screening asymptomatic patients for cardiovascular disease, new agents for treatment of dyslipidemia, closed loop systems in Type 1 diabetes, upper gastrointestinalTable of ContentsList of Contributors, vii Preface, x Part I Prediabetes and the Diagnosis of Diabetes 1 “Is Prediabetes a Risk Factor or Is It a Disease?” 3 Jacob Kohlenberg and Adrian Vella 2 Early Diagnosis of Type 1 Diabetes – Useful or a Pyrrhic Victory? 17 Paolo Pozzilli and Silvia Pieralice 3 Reclassifying or Declassifying Diabetes? Can Clinical Characteristics Guide Classification and Treatment? 37 Adrian Vella 4 How Should Secondary Causes of Diabetes Be Excluded? 45 Tomás P. Griffin, Aonghus O’Loughlin, and Sean F. Dinneen 5 How to Screen Appropriately for Monogenic Diabetes 68 Adrian Vella Part II Initial Evaluation and Management of Diabetes 6 Managing Gestational Diabetes During and After Pregnancy 75 Aoife M. Egan and Fidelma P. Dunne 7 What Is the Role of Self‐Monitoring in Diabetes? Is There a Role for Postprandial Glucose Monitoring? How Does Continuous Glucose Monitoring Integrate into Clinical Practice? 87 Rami Almokayyad and Robert Cuddihy 8 Does HbA1c Remain the Most Important Therapeutic Target in Outpatient Management of Diabetes? 101 Kristen Gonzales and Steve A. Smith 9 Technology Issues: Continuous Glucose Monitoring, Insulin Pumps, and Closed Loop Control for Patients with Diabetes 115 Ravinder Jeet Kaur, Shafaq R. Rizvi and Yogish C. Kudva 10 Optimizing Diet in Patients with Diabetes 124 Meera Shah 11 Are Insulin Sensitizers Useful Additions to Insulin Therapy? 133 John W. Richard, III and Philip Raskin 12 Incretin‐Based Therapy for the Management of Type 2 Diabetes 146 Kristin Gonzales and Adrian Vella Part III Diagnosis and Management of Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Cardiovascular Disease 13 Screening Patients with Prediabetes and Diabetes for Cardiovascular Disease 163 Sabreen Ahmed, Saritha Tirumalasetty and Vivian Fonseca 14 Choosing Medications for Type 2 Diabetes – What Weighting Should Be Given to Cardiovascular Risk Reduction? 174 Adrian Vella 15 Choosing Medications for Weight Loss in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus 187 Shubhada Jagasia, Chase Dean Hendrickson and Alexander J. Williams 16 Are Statins the Optimal Therapy for Cardiovascular Risk in Patients with Diabetes? What Newer Agents Are There for the Treatment for Dyslipidemia in Diabetes? Are Triglycerides an Important Risk Factor for Diabetes? 198 Recie Davern and Timothy O’Brien 17 New Agents for Treatment of Dyslipidemia 211 Vinaya Simha 18 The Role of Bariatric Surgery in Obese Patients with Diabetes: Primary or Rescue Therapy? 220 Praveena Gandikota and Blandine Laferrère 19 Treatment Strategies in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus and Ischemic Heart Disease 228 Madeline K. Mahowald, Chiam Leker Locker, Mandeep Singh and Robert L. Frye Part IV Management of Disease Complications 20 Diabetes Management in Patients with Critical and Non-Critical Illness 241 Kalpana Muthusamy, Kristin Grdinovac and John M. Miles 21 Diagnosis and Management of Ophthalmic Complications of Diabetes 252 Andrew J. Barkmeier and Konstantin Astafurov 22 Upper Gastrointestinal Manifestations of Diabetes 269 Michael Camilleri Index 280
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Addiction Recovery For Dummies
Book SynopsisNo matter what your road to recovery looks like, Dummies is on your side Addiction and Recovery For Dummies gives you the tools you need to identify and face addiction in yourself or a loved one, while working towards a healthy and realistic approach to recovery. This book offers a compassionate, unbiased, and non-judgmental guide to evaluating and overcoming addiction. You'll learn to identify the range of addiction levels, the various types (including substance and non-substance), and the possible causes of addiction. An expert author guides you through the range of addiction treatment philosophies and approaches, including twelve-step programs, other in- and outpatient programs, and teen treatments. We'll also look at common recovery roadblocks, so you're prepared to overcome whatever hurdles your recovery process brings. Medications, therapeutic communities, self-help groups, long-term recovery strategiesit's all in here. Learn the signs of addiction anTable of ContentsIntroduction 1 About This Book 2 Foolish Assumptions 3 Icons Used in This Book 3 Beyond the Book 4 Where to Go from Here 4 Part 1: the Hole in the Heart: Detecting Addiction 5 Chapter 1: Addiction: What Is It? 7 Defining Substance Use, Abuse, and Addiction 8 Understanding what addiction is 8 The difference between abuse and dependence 9 Your personal definition of addiction 11 The Role of Experimentation 13 Assessing Your Addiction Risk 13 Warning signs of addiction 14 A comment for families and friends of the addicted person 14 Exploring Methods and Models of Treatment 15 Treatment centers and professional help 15 Things to consider when deciding on your treatment 16 The twelve-step program and other self-help approaches 16 The Ins and Outs of Recovery 17 Overcoming fears and obstacles to recovery 17 What to do if you slip 17 How to relate to family, friends, and colleagues 18 What family and friends can do 18 Chapter 2: Substance Use, Substance Abuse, and Addiction 19 The Basics of How Substances of Abuse Work 19 The Drug Lineup 20 Marijuana (THC) 21 Sedatives and tranquilizers 22 Stimulants 23 Psychedelics 24 Opiates and narcotics 26 Dissociative anesthetics 27 Anti-anxiety and antidepressant drugs 27 Volatile hydrocarbons (inhalants) 28 Steroids 30 Chapter 3: Behavioral Addictions: Addictions Without Substances 31 Some General Advice 32 Compulsive Gambling 32 Three phases of compulsive gambling 33 The impact of compulsive gambling 34 Sex and Pornography 36 Pornography addiction 37 Sex addiction 37 Love addiction 38 Computer Games and the Internet 39 Food Addiction 41 Eating too much 41 Eating too little 41 Work Addiction 42 Do I have a problem? 42 How work addiction starts 43 Kicking the habit when everyone is asking for more 44 Chapter 4: Dancing with the Tiger: The Risks of Experimenting 47 Going with the Flow: Peer Pressure and Other Influences 48 Partying and club drugs 49 Hooking up 49 “I didn’t know what I was doing” 50 Rebellion and experimentation 50 The Risks of Experimentation and Addiction 51 Drinking, drugging, and driving 51 Unsafe sexual behavior 51 The sex trade 52 Crime 52 Anger and aggression 53 Child abuse and neglect 54 Health risks 55 The Costs of Addiction to Families 56 The blame game 56 The consequences to you and your family 57 Part 2: Taking Those First Steps 59 Chapter 5: Recognizing Addiction in Yourself and Others 61 Am I at Risk? 62 Genetics: Addiction Across Generations 63 Determining who’s susceptible 64 Applying your family history 64 How a Body Gets Addicted 65 From the mind out 65 From the body in 66 What drugs are the most addictive? 67 Waking Up to Your Own Addiction 68 Starting with self-observation 69 Taking a quick self-assessment 69 Breaking down the types of addictions 71 Perceiving Addiction in a Loved One 76 Case study: Jack and his daughter 76 Recognizing the warning signs 77 Chapter 6: Assessing Your Readiness: Do You Need Help Now? 81 Understanding Your Role as the Client 82 Assessing the Options 82 Avoiding hopelessness 83 Choosing what’s right for you 84 Matching Your Characteristics to Treatment Options 84 Client characteristics 84 Treatment characteristics 89 Making a treatment choice 90 Deciding When to Start 91 Cost-benefit analysis of seeking help 91 Self-assessing your readiness for change now 92 Chapter 7: Quitting: Easy to Say, Hard to Do 95 Successful Quitting 95 Becoming Aware of Your Triggers 96 External triggers 97 Internal triggers 97 Combination triggers 97 Time as a trigger 98 Your identity as a trigger 98 The ease of availability as a trigger 99 Magical thinking 99 Increasing Your Motivation to Change 100 Factors That Affect Your Ability to Find Addiction Freedom 101 Geographical change 101 A change of job 102 New relationships 102 Codependency with a partner 103 A recovering partner 104 Part 3: Examining Treatment Approaches 105 Chapter 8: Treatment Choices 107 Different Viewpoints on Addiction 107 The moral dimension 108 The disease perspective 108 The pharmacological perspective 109 Thinking your way free: The cognitive-behavioral perspective 110 Addictions as a bad habit: The learning models 110 The psychodynamic perspective 111 The biopsychosocial perspective 112 Combination Treatments 113 The twelve-step treatments and other variants of the AA model 114 Treatments based on cognitive behavioral, psychodynamic, and learning methods 115 Chapter 9: Reviewing Inpatient and Outpatient Treatment Options 119 Interventions: Breaking Through Denial and Fear 120 How an intervention works 122 Intervention principles 124 Choosing an interventionist 125 Residential Versus Outpatient Care: Deciding What’s Best for You 125 Outpatient Treatment 126 Psychotherapy 126 Controlled drinking 127 Risk reduction 128 Tips on seeking outpatient professional help 129 Residential or Inpatient Treatment 130 The stages of inpatient treatment 130 It’s voluntary 131 The rules of rehab 131 How long is long enough? 132 Aftercare 132 The Minnesota Model 133 Relapse Prevention 134 Therapeutic Communities and Sober Living 135 How therapeutic communities work 135 A focus on rehabilitation 136 How effective are therapeutic communities? 136 Who obtains treatment from a therapeutic community? 136 How long should you stay in treatment in a therapeutic community? 137 Andrew’s Choice: A True Story of Getting into Treatment and Achieving Success 138 How things began 138 One day in rehab 139 Chapter 10: Treating Physical Dependence 141 Understanding Your Body’s Reactions to Drugs 142 Detoxification: What Is It, and How Does It Work? 143 The goals of detox 144 The process: In the body 146 The process: In the mind 146 Knowing What to Expect with Detoxification Treatments 147 Detox from alcohol and other sedatives/hypnotics 148 Detox from stimulants such as cocaine and amphetamines 150 Detox from opiates 150 Detox from marijuana 151 Detox from inhalants/solvents 151 Medications That May Help 151 Medications for alcohol problems 151 Medications for treating benzodiazepine withdrawal 152 Medications for treating opiate addiction 153 Medications for stimulant abuse 153 Maintenance medications and craving reducers 153 Methadone Treatment 155 What is methadone? 155 Methadone myths 156 Who should choose methadone treatment? 157 Does it work? 157 Chapter 11: Twelve-Step Programs 159 Types of Twelve-Step Programs 160 The Actual Twelve Steps 161 Working Your Program 162 Hitting bottom and working toward recovery — one day at a time 163 Discovering spirituality 164 Using affirmations 164 Deciding Whether a Twelve-Step Program Is Right for You 165 Problems with Twelve-Step Programs 166 What the critics say 166 Is a twelve-step program enough? 167 Chapter 12: Joining Self-Help and Support Groups 169 Secular Organizations for Sobriety and Save Our Selves (SOS) 170 The SOS approach 170 Joining an SOS group 171 Self-Management and Recovery Training: SMART 171 The SMART approach 171 Joining SMART 172 Women for Sobriety (WFS) 173 The WFS approach 173 Joining WFS 173 Religious Organizations 175 Chapter 13: Psychedelic Therapies and Other Alternative Treatments 177 Psychedelics 178 Acupuncture 181 Correlational research 182 Clinical trials 182 Ibogaine 183 How ibogaine may work 183 Ibogaine research 184 Ketamine 185 Nutritional Therapy 186 Addictions and poor nutrition 186 What is good nutrition? 187 Macrobiotic diets 187 Meditation 189 Harm-Reduction Approaches 191 Chapter 14: Teen Treatment 193 Why Alcohol and Drugs Are More Destructive When You’re Young 194 It’s easier to damage a growing brain 194 Teens have a tougher time these days 194 What to Do When You Suspect Substance Abuse in a Loved One 195 Advice for parents 196 Advice for good friends 197 A word about denial 197 Be prepared for a long haul to a healthy recovery 199 Making the investment in teen treatment 199 Getting Treatment as a Teen 200 Asking for help: Any time is a good time 200 Finding a counselor 201 Relating to your counselor 202 Counseling in group programs 204 Residential treatment: Group and individual treatments 205 Harm reduction programs for youth 206 Remembering That Slips Aren’t Freefalls 207 Part 4: Life in Recovery 209 Chapter 15: Overcoming Barriers to Recovery 211 Be Prepared: The First Step 212 Building Your Skills for Recovery 212 Pacing: Taking Things One Step at a Time 214 If you’re going too fast, slow down 214 If you’re bogged down, pick up the pace 215 Pacing with time 215 Pacing with activities 215 Building Resilience 216 Maintain personal hygiene 216 Explore your senses 216 Exercise 217 Handling Your Everyday Fears 218 The work of worry 218 Death and dying 219 Abandonment 220 Handling Your Fears about Recovery 220 Short-term fears: Withdrawal problems 220 Long-term fears 221 Avoiding Self-Anger: A Slippery Slope to Relapse 222 Putting judgments on hold 223 Recognizing negative moods 223 Recognizing stressful situations 224 Taking Action: Storming the Barricades 225 Taking action to commit to change 225 Taking action against triggers that increase cravings 226 Taking action to build self-confidence 226 Taking action against negative moods 227 Chapter 16: Handling Slips and Relapse 229 Slips Versus Relapse: What’s the Difference? 229 Why Relapse Happens 230 You can almost count on it 230 Triggers for relapse and what to do about them 231 High-risk situations and their remedies 232 The good news: Relapse is preventable 233 Learning from Relapse 233 Examining your relapse 233 Doing things differently next time 234 Getting Your Balance Back 235 Medications may help 236 Getting back on track 236 Deciding whether you need some extra help 236 Chapter 17: Handling Work and Family During Recovery 237 Dealing with Relationships During Recovery 238 Dealing with positive changes 238 Dealing with negative changes 239 Dealing with Family Problems 240 Do the right thing: Be a good role model 240 How families are affected by addiction 241 Making positive changes in family relationships 242 Solving family problems by changing norms 242 Making long-term plans for positive change 243 Dealing with Work Problems 244 Scenario one: You were hardworking to begin with 244 Scenario two: You lose your job due to your addiction 245 Dealing with Financial Problems 246 Relapses, Restarts, and How They Affect Your Family 247 Coming to terms with a relapse 248 Restarting with the help of your family 249 Chapter 18: For Families and Friends: Ways to Make a Difference 251 Breaking Through Denial and Codependency 252 Overcoming denial 254 Dealing with resistance 254 Preparing for Change 256 Helping Your Loved One Follow Through 257 Recognizing negative emotions 258 Empathizing: “I feel your pain” 258 Supporting Change over the Long-Term 259 The six weeks of helping 259 Expecting and getting through relapse 260 The Ups and Downs of Change 261 Dropping expectations and falsely positive images 261 Turning downs into ups 262 Sustaining Optimism and Support in Your Family 263 Leaving fantasy-land to find realistic optimism 264 Being deserving of victory and success 264 Part 5: the Part of Tens 265 Chapter 19: Ten Ways to Help a Friend or Loved One 267 Talk Things Over Truthfully While You Listen Attentively 267 Recognize the Telltale Signs of Addiction 268 Confront Denial 268 Help Get Treatment 269 Let Go of Your Need to Control the Situation 270 Hold Criticism at Bay 270 Offer Balanced Support 271 Understand What You’re Fighting 271 Remain Optimistic 272 Know What to Do When Treatment Efforts Fail 272 Chapter 20: More Than Ten Self-Help Resources 273 Self-Help Books for Problems Related to Addictions 273 Self-Help Websites for Managing Addictions 275 Websites for Treatment Models 275 Websites for Families and Teens 277 Websites for Problems Related to Addictions 278 Online Lectures on Addiction-Related Topics 278 Treatment Centers 279 Index 281
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Cengage Learning, Inc Practical Workbook for Milady Standard
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Cengage Learning, Inc Therapeutic Communication for Health Care
Book SynopsisRedesigned with you in mind, THERAPEUTIC COMMUNICATION FOR HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS, Fourth Edition is the complete guide to patient interactions in today's clinical care settings. Effective communication can ease patient anxiety, increase compliance, and enhance health care interactions for all, especially when dealing with life-altering illness, death and dying, depression, substance abuse, and other situations where patient behaviors can be unpredictable. Inside each chapter, you will explore both the good and bad responses caregivers have to stressful scenarios, as well as techniques for improvement. And every chapter starts with a case study to bring life to the page, then reinforces communication strategies with more practice cases, boxed features, role-play exercises, and questions as you go. No matter the situation you face on the job, THERAPEUTIC COMMUNICATION FOR HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS, Fourth Edition can prepare you with the soft skills you need to think critically on yoTable of Contents1. Therapeutic Communication. 2. Multicultural Therapeutic Communication. 3. Therapeutic Communication in Complementary Medicine. 4. The Helping Interview. 5. The Therapeutic Response Across the Life Span. 6. The Therapeutic Response to Stressed, Anxious, and Fearful Clients. 7. The Therapeutic Response to Angry, Aggressive, Abused, or Abusive Clients. 8. The Therapeutic Response to Depressed and/or Suicidal Clients. 9. The Therapeutic Response to Clients with Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders. 10. The Therapeutic Response to Clients with Life-Altering Illness. 11. The Therapeutic Response to Clients Experiencing Loss, Grief, Dying, and Death. Appendix A: Theories of Growth and Development. Appendix B: Defense Mechanisms.
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Cengage Learning EMEA The Pocket Guide to Key Terms for Hairdressing
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AuthorHouse The Peach Genealogies
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AuthorHouse The Arrows of Mars
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AuthorHouse Broken Silence
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AuthorHouse The Adventures of Patty Annabel
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd The Endocrine System at a Glance 3e
Book SynopsisThe Endocrine System at a Glance provides a highly illustrated and unambiguous introduction to the basic principles and mechanisms of endocrinology and the key endocrine organs, followed by sections on reproductive and metabolic endocrinology.Trade Review"The book thus succeeds in presenting a comprehensive overview of endocrinology for students of health sciences and of clinical endocrinology. It is a concise guide as well as a revision aid. Practicing clinicians also will enjoy dipping into the book from time to time for refreshing knowledge." (J.Trop.Ped, 2011)Table of ContentsPreface to the Third Edition 6 Preface to the First Edition 7 Part 1 Fundamentals 1. Introduction 8 2. Chemical transmission 10 3. Mechanisms of hormone action: I Membrane receptors 12 4. Mechanisms of hormone action: II Intracellular receptors 14 5. The hypothalamus and pituitary gland 16 6. Gonadotrophin-releasing hormone: a peptide hormone 18 7. Principles of feedback control 20 8. Endocrine function tests 22 Part 2 Growth 9. Growth: I Cellular growth factors 24 10. Growth: II Normal growth 26 11. Growth: III Growth hormone 28 12. Growth: IV Pathophysiology 30 Part 3 Thyroid 13. Thyroid: I Thyroid gland and thyroid hormones 32 14. Thyroid: II Thyroid hormone secretion and action 34 15. Thyroid: III Thyroid pathophysiology 36 Part 4 Adrenals and Autoimmunity 16. Adrenal gland: I Adrenal medulla 38 17. Adrenal gland: II Adrenocortical hormones 40 18. Adrenal gland: III Adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH) 42 19. Adrenal gland: IV Cortisol and androgens 44 20. Adrenal gland: V Aldosterone 46 21. Adrenal gland: VI Pathophysiology 48 22. Endocrine autoimmunity 50 Part 5 Sexual Differentiation and Development 23. Sexual differentiation and development: I Introduction 52 24. Sexual differentiation and development: II Puberty 54 Part 6 Female Reproduction 25. Female reproduction: I Menstrual cycle 56 26. Female reproduction: II Ovarian steroids 58 27. Female reproduction: III Pregnancy 60 28. Female reproduction: IV Parturition and lactation 62 29. Female reproduction: V Pathophysiology 64 30. Female reproduction: VI Contraception 66 Part 7 Male Reproduction 31. Male reproduction: I The testis 68 32. Male reproduction: II Actions of androgens 70 33. Male reproduction: III Pathophysiology 72 Part 8 Posterior Pituitary Hormones, Salt and Water Balance and Hypertension 34. Oxytocin 74 35. Vasopressin 76 36. Renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system 78 37. Endocrine hypertension 80 Part 9 Metabolic Endocrinology: Pancreas and Gastrointestinal Tract 38. Insulin: I The pancreas and insulin secretion 82 39. Insulin: II Insulin action 84 40. Insulin: III Type 1 diabetes mellitus 86 41. Insulin: IV Type 2 diabetes mellitus 88 42. Glucagon 90 43. Gastrointestinal hormones 92 Part 10 Metabolic Endocrinology: Energy Homoeostasis and Obesity 44. Energy homoeostasis: I Summary 94 45. Energy homoeostasis: II Central control 96 46. Obesity: I Causes of obesity 98 47. Obesity: II Cardiovascular and respiratory complications 100 48. Obesity: III Insulin resistance and endocrine complications 102 Part 11 Calcium and Metabolic Bone Disease 49. Calcium: I Parathyroid hormone 104 50. Calcium: II Calcitonin 106 51. Calcium: III Vitamin D 108 52. Bone remodelling 110 53. Metabolic bone disease: I Paget’s disease 112 54. Metabolic bone disease: II Primary osteoporosis 114 55. Metabolic bone disease: III Secondary osteoporosis 116 Part 12 Self Assessment MCQs 118 Answers 133 Appendix: Normal Values 136 Glossary 137 Index 139
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iUniverse Is Your Pet Safe
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iUniverse The Ins and Outs of Breathing
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Headline Publishing Group Outside the Sky is Blue
Book Synopsis''A bracing, heart-lifting read. Patterson is a superb writer'' Observer OUTSIDE, THE SKY IS BLUE is a heart-breaking yet also truly joyful and wise memoir of growing up, of dealing with mental health and illness, and of what it means to be part of a family that, despite everything, is able to laugh and to love.''A memoir about the loss of faith and hope. A memoir about the loss of faith and hope. The book journeys to dark places but it''s too honest and well written to be dispiriting. She perseveres in her quest to understand'' GuardianWhen Christina Patterson''s brother Tom died suddenly, she faced the harrowing task of clearing out his house. Tom had always been the one who held on to the family treasures and memories, but now Christina had to sift through boxes of letters, photos and belongings, not just of Tom''s, but of their parents and their older sister, Caroline.The contents of those boxes teTrade ReviewA bracing, heart-lifting read. Patterson is a superb writer - part of the redemptive message of this memoir is that beautiful prose can make almost anything bearable. Outside the Sky is Blue is a lesson in generosity, in accommodation, but most of all it's a lesson in resilience * Observer *Written with savage honesty about grief and sibling rivalry, this book slices deeply. A memoir about family loyalty and gut-wrenching goodbyes but it serves too as a wise guide from someone who has endured more than her share of life's slings and arrows, and has still come out swinging * Sunday Times (Culture) *A compelling memoir of faith, hope and loss. Her beautifully written and insightful account of a family living with mental and physical ill health * Daily Express *A hymn to optimism, and a beacon of unflagging hope * iPaper *A memoir about the loss of faith and hope. The book journeys to dark places but it's too honest and well written to be dispiriting - she perseveres in her quest to understand * Guardian *A superbly told, heart-buffeting memoir - a powerful account of how we carry the distress that life's blows cause to us; of how we keep sane and carry on; and of how love within a family can endure even the sternest tests * Bookseller, Book of the Month *Patterson has poured every ounce of love and compassion she possesses into this compelling memoir * Daily Mirror *'I read this beautiful and exceptional book in one sitting' * Kate Mosse *A powerful and honest, personal memoir of love and loss * Woman's Own *She has a talent for vivid, visual description and writes about her sister's schizophrenia with candour and sensitivity * Spectator *Christina Patterson's beautifully written memoir spans all the emotions, from joyful to heart-breaking and back again * Choice magazine *A memoir full of wit, wisdom, tenderness and heart. Deeply moving on the devastating impact of childhood schizophrenia on a family. Christina Patterson writes so beautifully, and with searing honesty. I loved this book * Dr Rachel Clarke, author of Dear Life and Your Life in My Hands *Moving and ultimately uplifting and beautifully written * David Nicholls *She writes beautifully - crisp, yet emotional and page-turning. For me, it is something about her clarity and brutal honesty in describing both heartbreak and heart bursting life and love. In the end it is only the love that matters. Her memoir will give hope to those that are suffering and cannot see the light * Julia Samuel, author of Grief Works and This Too Shall Pass *Devastating, funny, wise, intimate and beautifully written. It's filled with empathy and light. This is a handbook for loving and living fully. The writing shines, celebrating life without ever shying away from the sharpness of grief and pain. It's truly life affirming, strengthening and hope filled. This book has never been more needed, it's essential reading for us all right now * Daisy Buchanan, author of Insatiable *This is a beautiful book. Heartbreaking and heartwarming, it's an immersive family memoir that is deeply personal and yet somehow universal. Highly recommended * Adam Hamdy, author of Black 13 *A book about illness, both mental, in all its variety, and physical. One of the things that stands out is the tone, a crystal-clear capturing of intensity of feeling without resorting to hysteria or hyperbole * Strong Words magazine *This is a joyful book. Despite the sorrows, there is a determined joy to this tale, a pattern of finding the good despite the bad, of turning to face the sun so the shadows fall behind. It's a wonderful, heart-wrenching, compelling read * Dr Kathryn Mannix, author of With the End in Mind *All families have stories of mental health struggles but Christina and her family have had more than their fair share. She tells their story with candour and compassion. It makes for an intense and moving read. Having had a brother who had schizophrenia all his adult life I was especially struck by her portrayal of her sister Caroline. There is a lot of death and suffering in this book yet precisely because Christina is so candid and compassionate there is hope within it too. I am sure this will be a welcome addition to the books helping to break down stigma and taboo about mental illness * Alastair Campbell, author of Living Better *This is a profound and beautiful memoir. Anyone who reads it will go on an extraordinary journey - you will learn about a remarkable individual, and also about our shared humanity * Johann Hari, author of Lost Connections *A tender, candid, sometimes heartbreaking, ultimately joyful account of family life, overcoming illness and loss, and embracing happiness * Bookanista *'Tremendous. For me, this is a book about forgiveness, but I think you can find what you want in it' * Suzanne Moore *A tender, funny chronicle of a loving family and the many sorrows and joys they endured . . . Exquisite, brave and highly recommended' * Independent.ie *
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Hodder & Stoughton The Grain Brain Whole Life Plan
Book SynopsisThe official lifestyle companion to the bestselling health and nutrition guide, Grain BrainTrade Review[Grain Brain] is a bit of a game changer. Highly recommend. - Lorraine PascaleIf you want to boost your brain power, keep your memory, and lift your mood and energy, as well as heal from a host of other common complaints, Dr Perlmutter is your guide. This is the definitive instruction book for the care and feeding of your brain! - Dr Mark Hyman, author of The Blood Sugar SolutionDr Perlmutter outlines an innovative approach to our most fragile organ, the brain. He is an absolute leader in the use of alternative and conventional approaches in the treatment of neurological disorders. - Dr Mehmet Oz
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Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc Healthy Living 2025 Weekly Planner
Book SynopsisImprove your health as you journey through the year with this weekly planner equipped with healthy food and exercise tips and tricks. This unique planner invites you on a motivational and positive planning and scheduling experience, whether for work, school, or your daily life, from July 2024 through December 2025. Meant to improve your body, mind, and overall health, the thoughtfully composed content will guide you through 18 themed months. This planner is designed for health and wellness enthusiasts, nutrition-fact lovers, and prospective gym-goers alike. This planner features: Comprehensive trackers found on every month and weekly page, such as: habit trackers, goal trackers, and water trackers. Weekly trackers to stay in touch with your mood, productivity levels, and motivation. Quick-fire health and wellness facts spanning from food to exercise to total wellness. An 18-month build up to a main
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Hatherleigh Press,U.S. Health Habits For Diabetes: A Patient's Guide to
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Penguin Random House Group Surf Therapy
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Booklocker Inc.,US Modern Living, Holistic Health & Herbal Medicine:
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Shambhala Publications Inc Yoga Revolution: Building a Practice of Courage
Book SynopsisIt is time to address the dissonance between the often superficial way yoga is currently being practiced and the depth of yoga’s ancient universal spiritual teachings. In this clarion call to action, Jivana Heyman offers a blueprint for cultivating a practice based in the ancient wisdom of the Bhagavad Gita and the Yoga Sutras in service of those experiencing exclusion and oppression.Heyman illuminates the yogic mandate of seva—or acts of service that see, care for, and uplift those around us—as a way to serve the world without losing your way. Through pose sequences, practice prompts such as “Embracing Failure,” and stories from yoga teachers who are implementing seva in their classes, Heyman shows you what it means to serve, how to serve, and how to promote inclusivity through your service. Our job, says Heyman, is not to clear our mind through yoga practice, but rather to expand it so widely that it can embrace the entire universe.
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Shambhala Publications Inc Teach People, Not Poses: Lessons in Yoga Anatomy
Book Synopsis?Honor your yoga students'' unique practice with this essential guide to identifying and supporting healthy, safe movement for every body. Includes more than 80 exercises and 43 instructional drawings.Teach People, Not Poses is the manual that yoga teachers and yoga therapists need to help their students step onto the mat on their own terms, comfortably and safely. Mary Richards, a yoga teacher, yoga therapist, and expert in kinesiology and anatomy, says that we leave too many people off the mat, due to overly aggressive pace, sequence, and ambition in asana. She offers advice, techniques, observations, practices, and sequences to give teachers and yoga therapists the tools they need to move beyond the popular ideas of ?should? on the mat.To safely guide others in asana, especially when people come to the mat for relief from residual effects of acute injuries, chronic pain, and repetitive strain, yoga teachers need to understand what is typical and atypical in terms of posture and movement. Richards offers teachers myriad exercises to address imbalances and strengthen, such as "Tighten the Corset" for deep core training "Forearm Chaturanga/Plank" to develop core strength and stability "Revolved Warrior I with Resistance Band" for core stabilization "Wall-supported Downward-facing Dog" to activate the abdominal muscles and support the lower back and much more This unique book masterfully blends yoga philosophy withpractical body knowledge and physical core stabilization skills,so that asana is truly an individualized expression?and what the Yoga Sutras describe as sthira sukham asanam, asana that is steady and comfortable.
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Ulysses Press Trigger Point Therapy with the Foam Roller
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Simon And Schuster Group USA Heal Your Oral Microbiome
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North Atlantic Books,U.S. Movement for Every Body
Book SynopsisWith humor, empathy, and expertise, a Black, femme, disabled, and neurodivergent physical therapist retraces their journey through a weaponized fitness culture, sharing an alternative path to honor all bodies and needs. An inclusive, full-color guide to improving mobility, building strength, and increasing flexibility for every body and any size, shape, and abilityHere?s an idea: exercise should be enjoyable?not punishing, elitist, or overly competitive. Nor should gym work cause us harm or bring us shame.Part exercise manual and part workbook, Movement for Every Body celebrates this approach and champions an inclusive movement practice for anyone who doesn?t fit the "typical" fitness mold and doesn?t wish to? who refuses burdensome narratives that tell them they''re broken and need to be fixed, cured, or mended to be whole.With journaling and reflective prompts and activities; helpful tips covering accommodations, mobility aids, and self-advocacy strategies; and highly adaptable exercise demonstrations reflecting a broad range of body types, physical abilities, and mobility aids, Movement for Every Body provides the instruction and validation needed to redefine our approaches, goals, and pleasures around exercise and ability.
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Booklocker Inc.,US Believe in You: Health and Fitness Vs. The World
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Morgan James Publishing llc Running All Over the World
Book SynopsisWhen Anthony L. Copeland-Parker and his partner Catherine were in their fifties, they learned that he needed a heart-valve replacement, and she had early-onset Alzheimer's. Their past experience as endurance athletes lead them to react accordingly—to sell their home, retire from their jobs, and become nomads, running marathons and half-marathons all over the world.Anthony L. Copeland-Parker’s Running All Over the World began as a blog written during his travels, a nonfiction account of his five-plus years of flying, running, walking, sailing, and sightseeing with his partner Catherine—from Atlanta to Antarctica and back again. Part travelogue and part medical memoir, Anthony’s writing transports readers to exotic places like Madagascar, Bhutan, and the Great Wall of China while providing a look at the day-to-day realities of living out of a suitcase.Running All Over the World is an offbeat story about life and love, recounting the trials and tribulations of an ex-pilot with a passion for vistas and logistics and a woman so tough she walks a half-marathon in the Australian Outback mere weeks after breaking her ankle. During their years as nomads, Anthony and Catherine tested the physical and mental limits of their bodies and finished every race hand in hand.Trade Review"Catherine and Tony are an inspiration to anyone who faces adversity during their running career. It has been our distinct pleasure to present them with the coveted Inspiration award for their courage and tenacity. It has been a joy to get to know them through our travels with the RunningCruise.com. We are privileged to call them friends."-John, “The Penguin,” Bingham and Coach Jenny Hadfield“We at AlzAuthors.com are in awe of Tony Copeland-Parker and his journey with his beloved Cat. Running All Over the World is their amazing love story. Anyone who reads this book will be inspired to continue to keep their loved ones engaged in activity, pushing past currently accepted limits that memory impairment may place on the lives of those impacted. We all continue to learn from Tony and Cat through each new blogpost about their lives continuing their path together.”-AlzAuthors"If you are fortunate to know Cat and Tony, you know they are two of the most uniquely special people you will ever meet. Dedicated, Inspiring, Loving and Persistent are the words frequently used when their friends are describing them. After sharing adventures with these two global nomads in Antarctica, Bhutan, South Africa, & Patagonia, I am a proud lifelong member of their fan club. Thankfully for those who have not had the pleasure of meeting Cat and Tony; now is your chance to hear their story, to share in their global adventures and to be inspired. Running All Over the World, Our Race Against Early Onset Alzheimer’s will make you a fan too!"-Jeff Adams, President of Marathon Tours & Travel"This is a must read book for anyone who has Alzheimer’s or has relatives who are dealing with it in any way. It’s an invitation to hope and have faith while staying active and fit. I highly recommend it."-Jeff Galloway, American Olympian and the author of Galloway’s Book on Running
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Simon And Schuster Group USA Live Well
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Simon And Schuster Group USA Your Baby Will Find You
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Ulysses Press The Power Of Pooping: A Cheeky Diet and Lifestyle
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