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An encyclopaedic health guide that provides an extraordinary amount of easily understood information and a radically different way of maintaining wellbeing. Rejecting the routine cocktails of medication, Dr Hungerford shows how to provide a chance for minerals, vitamins, and essential fatty acids to do their health-giving work.

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Don't just survive - thrive! Diabetes For Dummies, Australian 2nd Edition, brings you right up-to-date with the latest research, treatment and management approaches for all types of diabetes. Essential reading whether you have diabetes yourself or are supporting a friend or relative who has diabetes.

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Stroke is a common cause of disability and the third commonest cause of death but it fails to attract much public attention. This book seeks to redress the balance by describing who is at the most risk of stroke and why. Anyone can have a stroke, but why is it mainly a disease of older age? Why do babies and children get strokes? What should we do for suspected stroke? How should stroke be treated and perhaps more importantly, how can we all make changes to our lives to prevent this happening to ourselves and our family. This guide... read more

Public awareness and understanding of Parkinson's Disease among the general community is needed. This book will address this with an easy to read, positive text covering the medical aspects of Parkinson's as well as incorporating the stories of sufferers, their families and carers. The book is written by professional medical journalist Gabriella Rogers and endorsed by Parkinson's Australia, bringing together a formal medical perspective with a more personal one, to provide a comprehensive look at the disease from all angles.

Vitamin D deficiency is the most common medical condition in the world. In the US alone, over 200 million people lack sufficient levels of vitamin D and may consequently suffer from chronic health conditions, ranging from daily annoyances like fatigue and pain to life-threatening illnesses such as diabetes, heart disease, and cancer. But few people know why vitamin D is so important and what they can do to avoid the myriad ailments associated with deficiency. Michael Holick is the father of modern vitamin D research. With more than... read more

The author of Look Me In The Eye returns, with endearing stories and actionable advice that will help Aspergians, and even ordinary geeks, embrace being different and work on the things that hold them back in life. With his usual honesty, dry wit, and unapologetic eccentricity, John Robison argues that Asperger's is about difference, not just disability. He offers stories from his own life and the lives of other Aspergians to give the reader a window into the Aspergian mind. Equally important, he offers practical advice - to Asper... read more

Stopping smoking doesn't need to be a difficult and stressful battle. There is a way to stop smoking cigarettes that is simple, stress-free and permanent. Combining the latest research with simple and practical techniques, this groundbreaking book provides a new approach that will allow you to stop smoking once and for all. You Can Quit Smoking will: help you gain new insight into why so many people struggle to quit learn a simple yet highly effective technique for dealing with any cravings or other sensations that arise once you s... read more

A monumental work by one of the world's leading medical researchers that radically redefines our understanding of life and health.

What the doctor says sometimes seems cryptic. But anatomical and clinical knowledge can be described in a way everybody understands. Compiled by the editorial team of the world famous Sobotta Atlas, this volume provides you with a thorough overview of the human body and its different structures. Aided by more than 600 high-quality illustrations, drawings as well as fotos, concise textual material and detailed illustrations render the complexities of the muscular, the sensory and nervous systems accessible to the layman. The color-c... read more

More and more people are turning to natural therapies for depression, particularly given the sometimes-limited positive effects and frequent side effects from conventional antidepressant medications. Some natural therapies are surprisingly effective and are supported by strong evidence. For example, an Australasian study found Omega-3 fish oil to be more effective than a common antidepressant medication for people with severe depression. But not all natural therapies are effective or even safe. This book gives an overview of depres... read more

Presents a practical 6-week plan to reduce your cholesterol and blood-pressure levels naturally, without medication. Featuring sections on food, exercise and lifestyle, there are 42 vital tips for heart health. Follow this plan and you will be well on the way to a healthier and more energetic life.

The essential tools for making our own best medical decisions, cutting through the confusion caused by the health-care system, the media, and gaps in our own reasoning.

How to get past the myths, tap into the creativity of the ADHD mind, and thrive ADHD affects millions of people-some 3 to 5% of the general population.

Written by the authors of the "New York Times" bestseller, "The Memory Bible, The Alzheimer's Prevention Program" is a whole body, whole mind, easy-to-follow regimen based on the latest research on Alzheimer's disease, and especially the connection between lifestyle and susceptibility.

Lessen the symptoms and reduce the discomfort of arthritis with this complementary treatment guide from medical expert Dr Sarah Brewer

Discover a unique complementary health program from medical expert Dr Sarah Brewer that will help you tackle diabetes and make a real difference to your health and quality of life

This is anatomically correct Bourgery's monumental and unsurpassed treatise. We owe a great debt to Jean Baptiste Marc Bourgery (1797-1849) for his "Atlas of Anatomy", which was not only a massive event in medical history, but also remains one of the most comprehensive and beautifully illustrated anatomical treatises ever published in any language. In 1830, having received his doctorate in medicine three years prior, Bourgery began work on his magnificent atlas in cooperation with illustrator Nicolas Henri Jacob (1782-1871), a stud... read more

With so many people surviving cancer and living 'the new normal,' guiding survivors and their families through the phases of recovery has become an imperative. But learning to live as a survivor and dealing with both the triumphs and challenges, including fear of recurrence, depression, life and occupational stress, the need for surveillance for complications and secondary cancers, sex and relationship issues, diet and exercise for a healthy life, can be confusing and difficult. Finding resources to help equip survivors and their f... read more