The Curse of Invisible Diseases

The Curse of Invisible Diseases
Author: Samuel Swift
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages: 173
Release: 2013-12-19
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1493139142

The Curse of Invisible Diseases My Journey So Far documents the life to date of the author and his constant battle to survive each day. Through this publication, it is hoped that awareness of all physical and mental illnesses is raised. I need to draw your attention to the fact that the author has been candid, open, and honest, which can be sometimes very graphic and may be difficult to read. A red flag trigger warning is warranted! It is hoped that this account may help you on your journey. You are not alone; we are many! The hardest decision in the world is asking for help and reaching out, the worst feeling in the world is reaching out and nobody takes your hand. It is my hope that you can find some answers and get the right help with this publication. Don't let fear take over, you are a human being not an illness, and it's not forever it's just a moment in time - Sam x

A Woman's Guide to Living with Heart Disease

A Woman's Guide to Living with Heart Disease
Author: Carolyn Thomas
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Total Pages: 231
Release: 2017-11-28
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 1421424207

Whether you're a freshly diagnosed patient, a woman who's been living with heart disease for years, or a practitioner who cares about women's health, A Woman's Guide to Living with Heart Disease will help you feel less alone and advocate for better health care.

Deliverance from Darkness, Demons, and Disease

Deliverance from Darkness, Demons, and Disease
Author: Rod Aguillard
Publisher: NewBookPublishing.com
Total Pages: 82
Release: 2014-03-13
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 193974850X

We are living in a nation that has forgotten its moral roots and Christian heritage. We are living in a church world that has virtually lost its 'salt' and ability to push back the darkness and demonic influence. Deliverance from Darkness, Demons, and Disease is a reminder of our calling and our power to set the captives free. Do more than read it. Ask the Holy Spirit to enlighten the spiritual truths within this timely writing and allow Him to empower you to destroy the works of darkness. Listed are the key revelations in this journey of spiritual warfare. * Understand the Nature of God's Kingdom and the Nature of the Kingdom of Darkness * Seven Steps into Kingdom Dominion * Minimizing Causalities within the Body of Christ * The Scriptural Basis for Deliverance * Deliverance from Sickness and Disease; Christ Our Healer * Deliverance from Rejection and the Root of Bitterness * Deliverance from Sexual Sin and Guilt * Breaking the Curses * Renewing your Mind

Invisible Illness

Invisible Illness
Author: Megan A. Arroll
Publisher: SPCK
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2014-09-18
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 184709306X

Few books on invisible illness are written by psychologists. Based on work by the Chronic Illness Research Team (CIRT) at the University of East London, this expert, accessible book encourages people actively to manage their illness using the techniques shown. • Based on 20 years of research • Helps those often 'written off' by the medical profession • Pioneering text on Mal de Debarquement Syndrome (MdDS) • Authors specialist in chronic illness

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Author: Kevin Gournay
Publisher: SPCK
Total Pages: 80
Release: 2015-02-19
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 1847093213

A traumatic event can turn your world upside down - but there is a way out. Once thought to be a rare condition, PTSD is a natural reaction to disaster and trauma in our lives. In addition, up to 25% of people have significant related problems such as anxiety, depression, or substance abuse. Symptoms include flashbacks, emotional numbness, acute anxiety, and physical reactions such as increased heart rate and nausea. This book takes a wide-ranging look at the nature of PTSD after distressing experiences such as war, sexual abuse or rape, natural and man-made disasters, car accidents, or the death of a loved one.

Health for All

Health for All
Author: Daniel E. Fountain
Publisher: William Carey Publishing
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2014-05-30
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1645080846

When Dan Fountain and his wife arrived in the Congo in 1961, the challenges to effective medical missions seemed overwhelming. As the only doctor for a quarter of a million residents of the Vanga Health Zone, and with nothing but a dilapidated mission hospital and an undertrained staff to run it, Dr. Fountain turned to prayer, innovation, and local partnerships to meet the vast needs of his area. Health for All tells the story of an ever-increasing vision—from curative care to community health, from a barely functioning hospital to a network of successful health services, from a lack of qualified workers to a local residency training program, from biomedical reductionism to whole person care, from cultural stalemate to worldview transformation. Dr. Fountain’s insights into health and wholeness have changed countless lives and communities. Part memoir, part history, part textbook, Health for All is the legacy of a man who patterned his life and labor after that of the Great Physician.

The A to Z of Eating Disorders

The A to Z of Eating Disorders
Author: Emma Woolf
Publisher: Sheldon Press
Total Pages: 157
Release: 2017-09-21
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1847094627

Are you worried about your food intake? Do you weigh yourself most days and feel guilty if you gain half a pound? Do strict rules dominate your mealtimes and life, just so you can feel more in control? The A to Z of Eating Disorders is a road map for anyone who wants a way out of the bewildering world of disordered eating and body-image anxiety. From anorexia, bingeing and clean eating, to social media, yo-yo dieting and size zero, this book explores these complex conditions from a range of angles, offering valuable insights and hope. In this inspiring, impeccably researched book, renowned writer and broadcaster Emma Woolf says, 'Eating disorders cause untold misery and can affect anyone at any time of life. As someone who has lived through anorexia and recovery, I receive emails every day from those desperate for guidance. The A to Z of Eating Disorders helps to demystify disordered eating and sets you back on the path to a happy, healthy relationship with food.' Praise for The A to Z of Eating Disorders 'Detailed but to the point, Emma Woolf provides insight, wisdom and practical solutions: The A to Z of Eating Disorders is a must-have for anyone with or caring for someone with an eating disorder.' Renee McGregor, performance and clinical dietitian I've just been reading your book again for the second time this week, aka The A-Z of Eating Disorders. It's truly an amazing book and its purpose is amazing and I'm just so happy someone has confronted these topics and can educate others because anorexia is such a complex illness which can be hard for 'outsiders' to understand. Thank you, Ellie, a reader

Autism and Asperger Syndrome in Adults

Autism and Asperger Syndrome in Adults
Author: Luke Beardon
Publisher: Sheldon Press
Total Pages: 106
Release: 2017-05-18
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1847094465

'Luke has years of valuable experience, and is always thinking and learning about autism' - Professor Nicola Martin Have you recently been diagnosed as autistic? Do you suspect you might be autistic? If you've recently been diagnosed as autistic, think you may be or are close to someone who is, one of the things you will like most about this book is the way in which it challenges the idea of autism as a 'disorder' or 'impairment'. Instead, Dr Luke Beardon will help you to reframe what you feel, and challenge what you know, about being on the spectrum. He explains how autism impacts on the individual, and what purpose a diagnosis might - or might not - serve. There is a lot of myth-busting, and dismantling of the stereotypes and clichés around ASD and areas like communication, social interaction and relationships. Practical tips for undiagnosed adults will help you navigate things like school, work, study, parenthood and even to understand what happens when autistic people break the law. Above all, this book is a celebration of what it means to be autistic - of the passion, honesty, humour, lack of ego, loyalty and trustworthiness that make you, or your loved one, such an amazing person.

Rhetorics of Bodily Disease and Health in Medieval and Early Modern England

Rhetorics of Bodily Disease and Health in Medieval and Early Modern England
Author: Jennifer C. Vaught
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 292
Release: 2016-04-08
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 131706321X

Susan Sontag in Illness as Metaphor and AIDS and Its Metaphors points to the vital connection between metaphors and bodily illnesses, though her analyses deal mainly with modern literary works. This collection of essays examines the vast extent to which rhetorical figures related to sickness and health-metaphor, simile, pun, analogy, symbol, personification, allegory, oxymoron, and metonymy-inform medieval and early modern literature, religion, science, and medicine in England and its surrounding European context. In keeping with the critical trend over the past decade to foreground the matter of the body and the emotions, these essays track the development of sustained, nuanced rhetorics of bodily disease and health ” physical, emotional, and spiritual. The contributors to this collection approach their intriguing subjects from a wide range of timely, theoretical, and interdisciplinary perspectives, including the philosophy of language, semiotics, and linguistics; ecology; women's and gender studies; religion; and the history of medicine. The essays focus on works by Dante, Chaucer, Spenser, Shakespeare, Donne, and Milton among others; the genres of epic, lyric, satire, drama, and the sermon; and cultural history artifacts such as medieval anatomies, the arithmetic of plague bills of mortality, meteorology, and medical guides for healthy regimens.

A Companion to Medical Anthropology

A Companion to Medical Anthropology
Author: Merrill Singer
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 578
Release: 2015-04-20
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1118863216

A Companion to Medical Anthropology examines the current issues, controversies, and state of the field in medical anthropology today. Provides an expert view of the major topics and themes to concern the discipline since its founding in the 1960s Written by leading international scholars in medical anthropology Covers environmental health, global health, biotechnology, syndemics, nutrition, substance abuse, infectious disease, and sexuality and reproductive health, and other topics