Medical : Diet Therapy

The simple act of eating is a challenge for millions of people whose ability to chew and swallow has been compromised by the debilitating effects of age or disease. The Easy-to-Swallow, Easy-to-Chew Cookbook presents a collection of more than 150 nutritious recipes that make eating enjoyable and satisfying for anyone who has difficulty chewing or swallowing. It also shares helpful tips and techniques to make eating easier for the elderly and those with such diseases as Parkinson’s, AIDS, or head and neck cancers. more...

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In their groundbreaking book, Fertility Foods, Dr. Jeremy Groll and Lorie Groll will provide infertile couples with well-substantiated hope that they can one day conceive. By prescribing a prescriptive program based on an insulin reducing diet, aerobic exercise, and emotional support this book will bring couples closer to that dream. Dr. Groll's specialized research has demonstrated a powerful link between a body's insulin resistance and fertility problems. High insulin levels, caused by resistance to insulin, stimulate the ovaries and adrenal glands, over-producing several hormones including testosterone. These hormonal changes hinder normal ovulation by either limiting the maturation process of the released egg or preventing ovulation all together. Insulin levels can also impact a new pregnancy's ability to attach to the uterus, leading to implantation failure and miscarriage. In fact, Dr. Groll's research indicates that women with insulin resistance problems are 4 to 5 times as likely than women with resistance to insulin to suffer miscarriages-meaning they have a 50% chance of miscarriage. By prescribing a diet that improves insulin resistance and helps to maintain positive insulin levels, couples can more than double rates of spontaneous ovulation and significantly increase the uterine environment to aid successful implementation. Dr. Groll also introduces new research related to the crucial role of weight management for women hoping to become pregnant and addresses the strategies needed to hit the target weight that will improve the chances for successful conception and delivery. Dr. Groll includes information on the foods that help to increase sperm count and the nutritional deficiencies that may negatively impact sperm count. His program can be used as an alternative to other fertility treatments or as an adjunct to fertility treatments in an effort to increase their effectiveness. The core of Dr. Groll's program is diet. He has created a more...

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This important new book documents a major breakthrough in the treatment of the three most widespread learning disabilities--ADHD, dyslexia, and dyspraxia ("clumsy child syndrome"). Although these conditions have reached epidemic proportions, treatment has been limited to ineffective behavioral therapies or the controversial prescription drug Ritalin. more...

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This book invites us to rethink the meaning of medicine and life - which are intertwined together. Most significantly, it stimulates our thinking of how to live in a more humane way, and this is the passion that I would like to share with you all. Big Leung Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is a great treasure of China’s ancient history and culture. Written for health professionals, researchers, social scientists and educators, this book elaborates a view that TCM is embodied in diverse and complex human dimensions and meanings in Chinese culture. Encircling Cultural Meaning includes the TCM concept ‘Qi’, the holistic approach, which embodies culture in medicine. The book identifies intricate human dimensions of TCM in: the life stages of youth, adulthood and old age, as family connections, as identity, as balancing /harmonising life, as complementary and knowledge transmission roles. In particular, TCM is seen through the lens of leadership – as refining human relationships, as self, as moral practice, as good management practice, and as embracing the cultural environment. Underlying these categories, shared meanings are revealed, as well as core values and health beliefs in Chinese culture. The complex human dimensions of TCM are shown to be deeply rooted in social, cultural and historical contexts in the Chinese diaspora. Contents: 1. The Spirit of Chinese Culture: its Human Centredness 2. Conceptions of Leadership in Traditional Chinese Medicine 3. TCM for Youth, Adults and the Elderly 4. TCM in Family Connectedness 5. Chinese Identity, Body Image and Gender 6. Balance/Harmony/Knowledge 7. Underlying Beliefs and Roles 8. Social–Cultural Significance The author draws from and extends her PhD research on lived Chinese experiences and conceptions of TCM across diverse individuals, populations, two focus groups in Australia, and three focus groups in Macau and Hong Kong. Encircling Cultural Meaning reveals rich and profound values in Chinese c more...

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Since its inception in 1945, this serial has provided critical and integrating articles written by research specialists who integrate industrial, analytical, and technological aspects of biochemistry, organic chemistry, and instrumentation methodology in the study of carbohydrates. The articles provide a definitive interpretation of the current status and future trends in carbohydrate chemistry and biochemistry. more...

Price: $140.00