The ultimate weapon against pain -- this informative and empowering guide with head-to-toe coverage of hundreds of pain-provoking problems, including vital information on symptoms, risk factors, and the best of both conventional and alternative medicines. View More...
Comprehensive guide to the latest and most effective treatments to help ease, prevent and manage chronic pain. Includes 75 healing charts, treatments for top 20 causes of pain, expert advice, latest medical breakthroughs and complementary therapies. View More...
A physician and fibromyalgia sufferer shares her personal mind-body program for overcoming pain, identifying key causes of pain while outlining a course of muscle relaxation, stress management, and emotional control. View More...
Fibromyalgia is indicated by a group of symptoms including chronic generalized muscle pain, fatigue, sleep disturbances, headaches, and irritable bowel. But the medical community is only now putting the pieces together to discover what might cause it -- and what will or won't help the millions who suffer from it. This book separates fact from fiction, and addresses causes, symptoms, medication, and natural remedies, using a patient case history to help illustrate each subject.This comprehensive volume includes: -- The origins and prognosis for fibromyalgia-- The role of stress and other physio... View More...
The emergence of fibromyalgia and its complex causes has placed more emphasis on a holistic treatment for this and other related disorders. This booklet provides information on how to effectively treat fibromyalgia through nutritional regimens, supplementation, and other lifestyle changes. View More...
Fibromyalgia affects between three and six million Americans -- 80 percent of whom are women -- yet remains one of the most difficult conditions to identify and diagnose. In the tradition of the other titles in the First Year series, The First Year: Fibromyalgia uses a unique approach -- guiding readers through their first seven days following diagnosis, then the next three weeks of their first month, and finally the next eleven months of their first year -- to provide answers and advice that will help everyone newly diagnosed with fibromyalgia come to terms with their condition and the lifest... View More...
Like Jean Carper's national best-seller, Foods Your Miracle Medicine, this vitally important book offers a dramatic new approach -- one that works naturally, effectively, and with the best possible side effects A wealth of new research from prestigious medical centers around the world shows that food can counteract pain -- even powerful pain. Since no company stands to make lots of money from this news, it has been slow to reach the pubic, and even doctors. As Neal Barnard reveals, these foods not only address painful symptoms, but they can fight underlying sources of pain by reducing damage f... View More...
This year, six million Americans--most of them women--will go to their doctors, complaining of an illness they have no name for. The majority will be turned away or treated for depression; the few who persist will go to an average of four doctors before they receive the correct diagnosis: fibromyalgia. In Making Sense of Fibromyalgia, noted medical writer Janice Wallace and Dr. Daniel Wallace, a leading expert on this disorder, provide a comprehensive guide--for both patients and professionals--to this little known and poorly understood syndrome. The authors offer detailed information in a cle... View More...
A comprehensive, practical and encouraging guide to combating pain -- with an emphasis on natural healing. Packed with concrete action plans, practical tips and inspiring true stories, this book covers the gamut of pains and offers an array of options for taking control. View More...
"Anyone who had a troubled childhood ought to read this book."--Anne H. Cohn, D.P.H., Executive Director, National Committee for Prevention of Child AbuseDo you have trouble finding friends, lovers, acquaintances?Once you find them, do they dump on you, take advantage of you, or leave?Are you in a relationship you know isn't good for you?Are you still trying to figure out what you want to do when you grow up?Are you drinking too much, eating too much or trying to numb your pain with drugs of any kind? These are just a few of the problems abused children experience when they become adults. You ... View More...
"Anyone who had a troubled childhood ought to read this book."--Anne H. Cohn, D.P.H., Executive Director, National Committee for Prevention of Child AbuseDo you have trouble finding friends, lovers, acquaintances?Once you find them, do they dump on you, take advantage of you, or leave?Are you in a relationship you know isn't good for you?Are you still trying to figure out what you want to do when you grow up?Are you drinking too much, eating too much or trying to numb your pain with drugs of any kind? These are just a few of the problems abused children experience when they become adults. You ... View More...
The first book of its kind, this must-have resource examines the integration of palliative interventions from a disease-specific approach, providing practical guidance on caring for patients who follow a progressive, chronic disease trajectory prior to death. This uniquely practical book addresses all aspects of palliative care, going beyond theoretical information to advise practitioners on the most effective management of common symptoms and providing physical, psychological, and spiritual comfort to patients and families. The multidisciplinary focus of care is reflected by collaborative con... View More...
With over 300,000 copies sold, the popularity of Devin Starlanyl s book, Fibromyalgia and Chronic Myofascial Pain, has demonstrated the widespread demand for reliable material on this subject. If you or someone you love is struggling with fibromyalgia, her new book, The Fibromyalgia Advocate, offers a wealth of practical suggestions for dealing with an often skeptical medical establishment and getting the help and support you need." View More...
The Fibromyalgia Relief Book is the first self-help book for the 12 million people who suffer from fibromyalgia (FM) and for those who care for them. Miryam Ehrlich Williamson, who wrote the best-selling Fibromyalgia: A Comprehensive Approach, has spent two years consulting health professionals and hundreds of fellow FM sufferers to assemble the most extensive and useful advice to improve your quality of life. Her 213 proven pointers cover all aspects of your life and include: * dietary changes and supplements to alleviate symptoms* remedies and modifications to help you sleep* how to make hou... View More...
Fibromyalgia affects between three and six million Americans -- 80 percent of whom are women -- yet remains one of the most difficult conditions to identify and diagnose. In the tradition of the other titles in the First Year series, The First Year: Fibromyalgia uses a unique approach -- guiding readers through their first seven days following diagnosis, then the next three weeks of their first month, and finally the next eleven months of their first year -- to provide answers and advice that will help everyone newly diagnosed with fibromyalgia come to terms with their condition and the lifest... View More...
Presents the latest information on fibromyalgia, its causes and treatment options, as well as strategies for coping with fatigue and stress, simple exercises, and tips on taking charge of one's life. View More...
