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Book Reviews
Book Reviews: 07 May - 12 May 2007

  1. What dying people want
  2. Body for life for women
  3. The illustrated dictionary of natural health
  4. Practical handbook for caring for your new baby
  5. How are you ?-Manage your own medical journey
  6. Cancer-A threat to your life ? or A chance to take control of your future ?
  7. Gastric Bypass Surgery
  8. Shortness of Breath


1) What dying people want

The book provides guidance, solace and helpful strategies for people who are terminally ill and their families and caregivers. It presents ways of finding new life in the process of dying, of understanding the inner reality of living with a terminal illness and of addressing the fear of pain, as well as pain itself. The author addresses the end of life realities i.e. physical psychological and spiritual-through his own experiences of people who live with the knowledge that they are dying.

Authors: Dr.David Kuhl
Publishers: Public Affairs
Date of Publication: 2002
No. of pages: 317


2) Body for life for women

The book is a women's plan for physical and mental transformation. Tailored to women's specific hormonal, metabolic and physiological requirements, the eating, exercise and emotional health programme shows one to achieve dramatic weight loss and body changing fitness in just 12 weeks.

Authors: Dr.Pamela Peeke
Publishers: Rodale Press
Date of Publication: 2005
No. of pages: 252


3) The illustrated dictionary of natural health

The book is a guide to the world of natural health. It contains over 1500 listings, which provide lucid definitions from the full span of natural health topics. Separate sections on the specific treatments related to healing plants, alternative therapies and healthy diet and nutrition. It also contains concise explanations of the natural therapies, from bioenergetics, herbalism and homeopathy to the Alexander Technique, the Feldenkrais' awareness through movement' system and shintaido.

Authors: Nevill & Susan Drury
Publishers: Sterling Publishing Co. Inc
Date of Publication: 1988
No. of pages: 304


4) Practical handbook for caring for your new baby

The book is on creating a secure and stimulating environment to give your baby the best possible start in life, with helpful features on feeding and weaning, bathing and dressing, and the first aid in the home. It encourages and ensures one's baby's healthy development.

Authors: Alison Mackonochie
Publishers: Lorenz Books
Date of Publication: 1999
No. of pages: 96


5) How are you ?-Manage your own medical journey

The book empowers the reader to become informed, proactive and at peace with any serious medical crisis.The true story provides many tools to guide one through today's health care environment.

Authors: Patricia Foote
Publishers: Medical Journeys Network
Date of Publication: 1998
No. of pages: 140


6) Cancer-A threat to your life ? or A chance to take control of your future ?

The deals with empowering cancer patients and their relatives to take control of their future. It is a reference for those who wish to have more information; gives a positive viewpoint to people who previously may have felt their options were limited and the outlook bleak. It also covers traditional and complementary medicines for the disease.

Authors: Dr.Monica Lewis and Dr. Gerald Lewis
Publishers: Lewis Publications
Date of Publication: 2006
No. of pages: 120


7) Gastric Bypass Surgery

In Gastric Bypass Surgery, author shares her years of experience answering patient's vital questions to help shed light on every concern one may have about the procedure of bypass surgery.

Authors: Mary P.Mcgowan and Jo Mcgowan Chopra
Publishers: Mcgraw-Hill
Date of Publication: 2004
No. of pages: 170


8) Shortness of Breath

The book provides clear and specific information on what shortness of breath is all about, why it develops, and how one can learn to control it. Also a number of medications, exercises and other forms of medical treatment are reviewed in the book. The book is useful to those patients with breathing problems who will learn from its pages how to live better and more functional lives.

Authors: Andrew L.Ries
Publishers: Mosby
Date of Publication: 1996
No. of pages: 114

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