The Diabetes Manifesto

Author : Lynn Crowe,Julie Stachowiak, PhD
Publisher : Demos Medical Publishing
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2010-11-11
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781935281504

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The Diabetes Manifesto by Lynn Crowe,Julie Stachowiak, PhD Pdf

Named a 2011 Library Journal Core Nonfiction Book The Diabetes Manifesto gives people with Diabetes a book that will help them feel in control of their lives, regardless of their changing symptoms or disease status. As diabetes is incurable, it is crucial that people learn to live with it, productively and to determines the role diabetes will play in their lives, rather than endure a lifetime of stress and regret because of this disease. The Diabetes Manifesto will help them achieve this. Diabetes can steal one's dignity in many ways and those living with it can be scared, frustrated, confused or desperate. This book is about taking steps to preserve the important parts of ones self in the face of an all-encompassing disease, and to hold on to one's dignity. The Diabetes Manifesto will take the reader through different aspects of life with diabetes in search of ways to make small changes, garner ones energy for the positive, and lift the spirits. This includes optimizing medical care and managing symptoms, but also extends to relationships, emotions, activism, and much more. The book is clear that the mission of all should be tackling and treating diabetes effectively. Your personal Diabetes Manifesto is your commitment to exploring and developing the possibilities of your life. This book is your guide.

Author : John Durant
Publisher : Harmony
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2014-05-20
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9780307889188

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The Paleo Manifesto by John Durant Pdf

In The Paleo Manifesto: Ancient Wisdom for Lifelong Health, John Durant argues for an evolutionary – and revolutionary – approach to health. All animals, human or otherwise, thrive when they mimic key elements of life in their natural habitat. From diet to movement to sleep, this evolutionary perspective sheds light on some of our most pressing health concerns. What is causing the rise of chronic conditions, such as obesity, diabetes, and depression? Is eating red meat going to kill you? Is avoiding the sun actually the best way to avoid skin cancer? Durant takes readers on a thrilling ride to the Paleolithic and beyond, unlocking the health secrets of our ancient ancestors. What do obese gorillas teach us about weight loss? How can Paleolithic skulls contain beautiful sets of teeth? Why is the Bible so obsessed with hygiene? What do NASA astronauts teach us about getting a good night’s sleep? And how are Silicon Valley techies hacking the human body? Blending science and culture, anthropology and philosophy, John Durant distills the lessons from his adventures and shows how to apply them to day-to-day life, teaching people how to construct their own personal “habitat” that will enable them to thrive. The book doesn’t just address what we eat, but why we eat it; not just how to exercise, but the purpose of functional movement; not just being healthy, but leading a purposeful life. Combining the best of ancient wisdom with cutting edge science, Durant crafts a vision of health that is both fresh and futuristic.

Author : Sheila Hollins
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 49 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Non-insulin-dependent diabetes
ISBN : 1874439168

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Getting on with Type 2 Diabetes by Sheila Hollins Pdf

Fred keeps falling asleep and his GP does a blood test and diagnoses him with Type 2 Diabetes. He learns how to change his diet and take regular exercise. When Fred becomes tired again his GP prescribes medication. Fred later feels much better when he sees the GP for his annual review which includes giving him a urine sample, having his blood pressure taken and his feet checked.

Author : Julian C. Hughes,Toby Williamson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2019-02-14
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781107535992

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The Dementia Manifesto by Julian C. Hughes,Toby Williamson Pdf

Explores how a values-based and person-centred approach can be applied to every aspect of the experience of dementia.

Author : Dana L. Ladd,Alyssa Altshuler
Publisher : American Library Association
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2013-01-11
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781555709457

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The Medical Library Association Guide to Finding Out about Diabetes by Dana L. Ladd,Alyssa Altshuler Pdf

With this guide, librarians can deepen their understanding and collections, and thus improve service to the growing number of patrons affected by, at-risk for, or curious about this pervasive disease.

Author : Fred Ho,Peter Lew
Publisher : Skyhorse Publishing Inc.
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2012-02-14
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9781616084653

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Raw Extreme Manifesto by Fred Ho,Peter Lew Pdf

A guide to adhering to a raw food diet draws on the author's foray into the lifestyle following a series of health issues and provides twenty-five recipes to get started.

Author : Atul Gawande
Publisher : Metropolitan Books
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2010-04-01
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781429953382

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The Checklist Manifesto by Atul Gawande Pdf

The New York Times bestselling author of Being Mortal and Complications reveals the surprising power of the ordinary checklist We live in a world of great and increasing complexity, where even the most expert professionals struggle to master the tasks they face. Longer training, ever more advanced technologies—neither seems to prevent grievous errors. But in a hopeful turn, acclaimed surgeon and writer Atul Gawande finds a remedy in the humblest and simplest of techniques: the checklist. First introduced decades ago by the U.S. Air Force, checklists have enabled pilots to fly aircraft of mind-boggling sophistication. Now innovative checklists are being adopted in hospitals around the world, helping doctors and nurses respond to everything from flu epidemics to avalanches. Even in the immensely complex world of surgery, a simple ninety-second variant has cut the rate of fatalities by more than a third. In riveting stories, Gawande takes us from Austria, where an emergency checklist saved a drowning victim who had spent half an hour underwater, to Michigan, where a cleanliness checklist in intensive care units virtually eliminated a type of deadly hospital infection. He explains how checklists actually work to prompt striking and immediate improvements. And he follows the checklist revolution into fields well beyond medicine, from disaster response to investment banking, skyscraper construction, and businesses of all kinds. An intellectual adventure in which lives are lost and saved and one simple idea makes a tremendous difference, The Checklist Manifesto is essential reading for anyone working to get things right.

Author : Dr. Jen Gunter
Publisher : Random House Canada
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2021-05-25
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780735280793

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The Menopause Manifesto by Dr. Jen Gunter Pdf

#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER In her follow-up to the #1 bestseller The Vagina Bible, Dr. Jen Gunter, Canadian OB/GYN and the internet's most fearless advocate for women's health, brings us empowerment through knowledge by countering stubborn myths and misunderstandings about menopause with hard facts, real science, fascinating historical perspective, and expert advice. The only thing predictable about menopause is its unpredictability. Factor in widespread misinformation, a lack of research, and the culture of shame around women's bodies, and it's no wonder women are unsure what to expect during the menopause transition and beyond. Menopause is not a disease--it's a planned change, like puberty. And just like puberty, we should be educated on what's to come years in advance, rather than the current practice of leaving people on their own with bothersome symptoms and too much conflicting information. Knowing what is happening, why, and what to do about it is both empowering and reassuring. Frank and funny, Dr. Jen debunks misogynistic attitudes and challenges the over-mystification of menopause to reveal everything you really need to know about: * Perimenopause * Hot flashes * Sleep disruption * Sex and libido * Depression and mood changes * Skin and hair issues * Outdated therapies * Breast health * Weight and muscle mass * Health maintenance screening * And much more! Filled with practical tips, useful information and startling insights, this essential guide will revolutionize how women experience menopause--and show them how their lives can be even better for it.

Author : Michael Pollan
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2008-01-31
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9780141908519

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In Defence of Food by Michael Pollan Pdf

'A must-read ... satisfying, rich ... loaded with flavour' Sunday Telegraph This book is a celebration of food. By food, Michael Pollan means real, proper, simple food - not the kind that comes in a packet, or has lists of unpronounceable ingredients, or that makes nutritional claims about how healthy it is. More like the kind of food your great-grandmother would recognize. In Defence of Food is a simple invitation to junk the science, ditch the diet and instead rediscover the joys of eating well. By following a few pieces of advice (Eat at a table - a desk doesn't count. Don't buy food where you'd buy your petrol!), you will enrich your life and your palate, and enlarge your sense of what it means to be healthy and happy. It's time to fall in love with food again. For the past twenty years, Michael Pollan has been writing about the places where the human and natural worlds intersect: food, agriculture, gardens, drugs, and architecture. His most recent book, about the ethics and ecology of eating, is The Omnivore's Dilemma, named one of the ten best books of 2006 by the New York Times and the Washington Post. He is also the author of The Botany of Desire, A Place of My Own and Second Nature.

Author : Jayson Lusk
Publisher : Forum Books
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2013-04-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780307987044

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The Food Police by Jayson Lusk Pdf

A rollicking indictment of the liberal elite's hypocrisy when it comes to food. Ban trans-fats? Outlaw Happy Meals? Tax Twinkies? What's next? Affirmative action for cows? A catastrophe is looming. Farmers are raping the land and torturing animals. Food is riddled with deadly pesticides, hormones and foreign DNA. Corporate farms are wallowing in government subsidies. Meat packers and fast food restaurants are exploiting workers and tainting the food supply. And Paula Deen has diabetes! Something must be done. So says an emerging elite in this country who think they know exactly what we should grow, cook and eat. They are the food police. Taking on the commandments and condescension the likes of Michael Pollan, Alice Waters, and Mark Bittman, The Food Police casts long overdue skepticism on fascist food snobbery, debunking the myths propagated by the food elite. You'll learn: - Organic food is not necessarily healthier or tastier (and is certainly more expensive). - Genetically modified foods haven't sickened a single person but they have made farmers more profitable and they do hold the promise of feeding impoverished Africans. - Farm policies aren't making us fat. - Voguish locavorism is not greener or better for the economy. - Fat taxes won't slim our waists and "fixing" school lunch programs won't make our kids any smarter. - Why the food police hypocritically believe an iPad is a technological marvel but food technology is an industrial evil So before Big Brother and Animal Farm merge into a socialist nightmare, read The Food Police and let us as Americans celebrate what is good about our food system and take back our forks and foie gras before it's too late!

Author : Margot Joan Fromer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 1572241128

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Healthy Living with Diabetes by Margot Joan Fromer Pdf

HEALTH Nurse and medical writer Fromer (Surviving Childhood Cancer, American Psychiatric Pr., 1995) recalls her grief and despair after being diagnosed with diabetes and how she took control of the disease through education and information. Comparing learning the diabetes lifestyle to learning to drive a car, she emphasizes the fright involved in both activities until experience teaches control. She discusses diet, exercise, medications, self-management issues, health complications, and societal issues while baldly presenting the health consequences of uncontrolled diabetes. Fromer makes exercise sound downright attractive, and the insurance information is excellent; she also highlights sexuality, including new medications such as Viagra. Her chapters on childhood diabetes are valuable as well. The reading level is, at times, quite high, but motivated readers will find this a good complement to the American Diabetes Association Complete Guide to Diabetes (LJ 8/96). A worthy addition to health collections. Janet M. Schneider, James A. Haley Veterans Hosp., Tampa, FL-

Author : David Sedaris
Publisher : Little, Brown
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2013-04-23
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9780316125680

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Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls by David Sedaris Pdf

A guy walks into a bar car and... From here the story could take many turns. When this guy is David Sedaris, the possibilities are endless, but the result is always the same: he will both delight you with twists of humor and intelligence and leave you deeply moved. Sedaris remembers his father's dinnertime attire (shirtsleeves and underpants), his first colonoscopy (remarkably pleasant), and the time he considered buying the skeleton of a murdered Pygmy. With Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls, David Sedaris shows once again why his work has been called "hilarious, elegant, and surprisingly moving" (Washington Post).

Author : Joel Sawat Selway
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 307 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2015-06-26
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781107103047

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Coalitions of the Well-being by Joel Sawat Selway Pdf

This book shows that the design of electoral rules shapes how political leaders make health policies in response to social forces.

Author : Gary Taubes
Publisher : Anchor
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2011-12-27
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9780307474254

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Why We Get Fat by Gary Taubes Pdf

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • “Taubes stands the received wisdom about diet and exercise on its head.” —The New York Times What’s making us fat? And how can we change? Building upon his critical work in Good Calories, Bad Calories and presenting fresh evidence for his claim, bestselling author Gary Taubes revisits these urgent questions. Featuring a new afterword with answers to frequently asked questions. Taubes reveals the bad nutritional science of the last century—none more damaging or misguided than the “calories-in, calories-out” model of why we get fat—and the good science that has been ignored. He also answers the most persistent questions: Why are some people thin and others fat? What roles do exercise and genetics play in our weight? What foods should we eat, and what foods should we avoid? Persuasive, straightforward, and practical, Why We Get Fat is an essential guide to nutrition and weight management. Complete with an easy-to-follow diet. Featuring a new afterword with answers to frequently asked questions.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2012-07
Category : Blind
ISBN : PURD:32754082721428

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