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Thyroid health is an increasingly common concern. This updated edition (formerly titled 'Thyroid Problems') is a clear and practical guide to symptoms, treatment options and self-help measures for those who have, or think they may have a thyroid related problem. Sales Handles: • It's estimated that 1 in 10 women have a thyroid imbalance**, but as symptoms are diverse the problem is often unresolved. This book shows how to identify a thyroid problem,...
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Each year, of the approximately four million babies born, 800,000 suffer from colic: excessive crying that causes extreme distress to parents and children.
In this informative and accessible guide, renowned colic expert Barry M. Lester, Ph.D., explores the science of colic and its long-lasting effects on the physical and emotional health of the child and family. He provides simple, proven strategies and detailed clinical suggestions for alleviating...
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When someone is diagnosed with a serious illness, he or she is taking the first step on a challenging and confusing journey. For many, it is as if they are traveling alone to someplace entirely new, with only faded directions back to their old lives. Often, even their loved ones can only guess at what they must be experiencing. Michael Stein, M.D., uses the stories of his own patients to consider the personal narrative of sickness. Beautifully written...
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'A masterpiece of popularization' Times Literary Supplement 'A fascinating account, based on objective scientific research, of the ways in which mental states affect the individual's liability to disease... Martin is a highly civilized scientist, who seasons his text with witty parentheses. He also provides many examples from literature, ranging widely from Shakespeare, Goethe and Hardy to Tolstoy, Dostoevsky and Kafka... Interesting, informative...
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Pain-killers and anti-inflammatory drugs are effective, but can cause long-term problems. What are the alternatives? In this empowering book you will find drug-free ways to ease muscles and joints and to combat a range of other painful conditions. From manipulative techniques and therapeutic touch to the role of relaxation and stress reduction, all manner of complementary therapies are discussed, enabling sufferers of pain to take control.
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A frank and beautiful story of damage, survival and restoration from an exhilarating literary voice.
As Charles Redfern lies motionless in hospital, his wife Anne and daughter Charlotte are forced to confront their relationships with him - and with each other. Anne, once beautiful and clever, has paled in the shadow of her husband's dominance. Charlotte, meanwhile, is battling with her own inner darkness and is desperate to prevent her relationship...
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A must have for your happiness toolkit' STEVEN BARTLETT From the creators of the inspirational Instagram account @wearefeelgoodclub, comes a guide to helping you navigate your way through life's positive and challenging situations. Successful entrepreneurs Aimie and Kiera share their trademark of inspiring quotes alongside the wisdom that enabled them to overcome tough moments. Continuing their mission of wanting to make people feel good through positivity,...
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The Makeover Myth provides you with information and tools to help you get past the glitz, learn about cosmetic medical care realities, and find a capable physician who has your best interests at heart. Dr. Snodgrass draws on her years of clinical experience to address issues such as: the misinformation portrayed in reality shows like Extreme Makeover and The Swan; the risks and complications that your doctor may not tell you and that you certainly...
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Acupressure is one of the simplest and most truly effective ways to treat yourself - naturally.
Our practical guide makes Acupressure simple for even a complete beginner.
Very similar to Acupuncture - but without any needles - Acupressure works by applying fingertip or thumb pressure to specific points on the skin along the body's meridian, or energy, lines.
This practical guide demonstrates clearly where to place pressure for each treatment. Our...
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An introduction to complementary therapies, from aromatherapy to shiatsu. An illustrated guide to what the therapies do, how and where they are performed, and their benefits. Also includes information on how to find out more about each therapy. An A-Z guide to the different alternative therapies on offer. A clear introduction to each therapy, their benefits, how they are performed, how long each session is and how many might be required. Information...
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Twenty-eight-year-old Lana Green has never been good at making friends. She's perfectly happy to be left alone with her books. Or at least, that's what she tells herself. Nancy Ellis Hall was once a celebrated writer. Now eighty, she lives alone in her North London house, and thinks she's doing just fine. But dementia is loosening Nancy's grip on the world. When Lana and Nancy become unconventional house mates, their lives will change in ways they...
13) Remember Me
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A savagely satirical tale of marital revenge.
Madeleine wants revenge; Madeleine wants to be remembered: Madeleine wants love. Who doesn't? Madeleine is ex-wife and chief persecutor of Jarvis, the architect. Why not? She hates him. Hilary is their daughter, growing fatter and lumpier every day under Madeleine's triumphant care, and witness to the wrongs her mother suffered.
For Jarvis has a clean new life with a clean new wife, Lily, and a nice...
14) Herbalism
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The popular guide to herbalism is now available in ebook format for the first time.
• What is Herbalism?
• How can it help you become more healthy?
• Where can you find herbs to help you make remedies?
• How do you prepare and use the herbs?
• When can herbalism be used alongside conventional medicine?
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Forgiving yourself can be the hardest task of all.
Dr. Peter Florin is the sexy bad boy of St Steven's hospital. Despite his love 'em and leave 'em attitude, every woman still wants him - and nurse Jenny White is no exception. For one night she thought she saw the real Pete, but ever since then he's kept his distance and so she has kept hers...
Only Pete is a man haunted by a dark childhood and a tragic loss, and as she watches him spiral down...
16) Strangers
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Another haunting psychological thriller from Carla Banks, as the trade in people trafficking impacts on three disparate lives with shocking consequences. Roisin Massey is a stranger in a strange land. An impulsive marriage has brought this young British lecturer to the forbidding city of Riyadh. Thankfully, she has the best guide possible: her new husband, Joe. Joe knows Saudi well - he's worked there as a doctor for years. But Roisin discovers her...
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Nicole Wilde’s life is one of sell-out gigs, bunking on tour buses, trashing hotels and partying with the band all night long. But she’s not in the band. She is a music journalist, paid to be the world’s greatest groupie– and she loves it!
Nicole has the party lifestyle – and the hangovers to prove it – but no one stops her in the supermarket on a bad hair day. Until she is papped in an incriminating position with recently married mega-star...
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Should you give your child nutritional supplements? Are vaccinations safe? Why are more and more children becoming couch potatoes? In Healthy Child, Whole Child, doctors Stuart H. Ditchek and Russell H. Greenfield answer these questions and more, offering authoritative, cutting-edge information on all aspects of children's health and wellness. Taking the position that conventional and alternative approaches to pediatric care are not mutually exclusive,...
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Why would a talented young woman enter into a torrid affair with hunger, drugs, sex, and death? Through five lengthy hospital stays, endless therapy, and the loss of family, friends, jobs, and all sense of what it means to be "normal," Marya Hornbacher lovingly embraced her anorexia and bulimia - until a particularly horrifying bout with the disease in college put the romance of wasting away to rest forever. A vivid, honest, and emotionally wrenching...
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En esta exhaustiva y práctica guía, Stella Henry, experta en cuidados a largo plazo, ayuda a los lectores a dominar la abrumadora logística y las fuertes emociones que provoca el tomar decisiones respecto al cuidado de nuestros mayores, ya sea un padre, una madre o un ser querido. Basándose en sus 36 años de experiencia como administradora y en el tiempo que pasó cuidando a sus dos padres (uno de los cuales padeció los estragos de la enfermedad...
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