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THE ULTIMATE NUTRITION GUIDE
The Ultimate Nutrition Guide:
For cancer sufferers, their family and friendsThe Ultimate Nutrition Guide is a comprehensive practical guide to equip cancer sufferers, their family and friends with a solid and sound foundation of nutritional advice and support, addressing aspects both at home and in hospital.
The book empowers readers with the understanding and practical knowledge to optimize their health and well being through nutritional therapy. Based on the latest research and practice, the book shows readers the importance of nutrition and how to apply important principles to their diet.
The following areas are covered in detail:
o The importance of good nutrition for those suffering cancer
o How cancer affects nutritional status
o How to measure and monitor nutritional status
o Psychological aspects of nutrition
o Nutritional problems associated with cancer and practical advice to help overcome them
o A practical guide to nutritional therapy
The Emerald series; The Ultimate Nutrition Guide aims to provide readers with books that are based on the latest evidence which are a source of information that can be trusted.
This is the book no cancer sufferer should be without
Forthcoming Title 2008
The Author: Zoe Hellman is a State Registered Dietitian and has worked in both the public and private sector. She firmly believes in the importance of nutrition and the impact it can have on well-being and health.
Emerald Publishing ISBN 184716 084 0 £9.99
Without doubt, the rising incidence of depression in society, the source of which is manifold and complex, is of growing concern to many people, whether layperson or professional. Understanding Depression by Nicolette Heaton-Harris is a wide-ranging introduction to the nature and origins of depression and also the existing support framework.
Understanding Depression is the perfect book for all those who wish to develop their knowledge of this area, whether professional, layperson or student and covers the following areas:
· The sources of depression
· Types of depression
· Medications and treatment
· Post natal depression
· Manic and clinical depression
· Self harm and suicidal tendencies
· Cognitive behaviour therapy
· Case studies in depression
Publication: Jan2008
The Author: Nicolette Heaton-Harris is an author in the area of child psychology and health and also in the field of mental health. She has published several books on the subject of teenage pregnancy and mental health.
THE COMPLETE HEALTH GUIDE
A Guide to Alternative Health and Alternative Remedies is a comprehensive, clear guide to the whole area of alternative medicines covering the field of alternative health and also the many alternative remedies on offer.
The book is concise and covers the following areas:
· Overview of alternative health
· Acupuncture
· Aromatherapy
· Chiropractic
· Flower Remedies
· Food for health
· Food properties
· Herbal medicine
· Homeopathy
· Naturopathy
· Osteopathy
· ReflexologyPublication: Feb 2008
The author: Jenny Halbert is a qualified homoeopathist with her own practice in Glasgow. She also writes extensively for the trade press and brings her experience to bear in this comprehensive book.
A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO THE FRAMEWORK OF MENTAL HEALTH PROVISION IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
With the whole legal landscape set to change in respect of the provision of mental healthcare, Mental Health and The Community The Context of Mental Illness, will prove to be a very timely book and is a comprehensive introduction to the framework of law and practice that governs the provision of mental health care in the United kingdom.
This book will prove invaluable to those who wish to understand more about this complex area, whether layperson or student.
The following areas are covered in detail:
· An outline history of mental illness
· Mental illness and the law
· The role of mental health professionals
· The nature of psychiatric hospitals
· Care in the communityPublication: August 2007
About the author: Marianne Richards is an experienced Mental Health Worker who has spent a large proportion of her career with mentally ill patients. She has worked as a counselor and has researched the area of behavioral family therapy. She is currently completing a doctorate at the university of Bath.
A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO DIAGNOSING AND TREATING MENTAL ILLNESS
This second book in the Mental Health and the Community Series, Part 2, The Diagnosis and Treatment of Mental Illness builds on Part 1 by exploring the diagnostic elements involved in detecting Mental Illness and also the corresponding treatments available.
As with Part 1, the information provided will prove invaluable to those who wish to understand more about this complex area, whether layperson or student.
The following areas are covered in detail:
· Introduction to mental illness
· The diagnosis of mental illness
· Living with mental illness-case studies
· Medicine or metaphysics-comparative approaches to treatment
· Aftercare in the communityPub: August 2007
About the author: Marianne Richards is an experienced Mental Health Worker who has spent a large proportion of her career with mentally ill patients. She has worked as a counselor and has researched the area of behavioral family therapy. She is currently completing a doctorate at the university of Bath.
Help Yourself to a Healthier Future by Rosie Gordon
Asthma Begins at Home is an approachable guide for asthmatics and their families. It is a positive first step towards understanding and taking control of allergic disease. We are hearing more and more about the increases in asthma, with questions about asthma littering the daily press. In the UK alone, over 5 million people are living and dying with this debilitating disease today. In the UK, serious or life threatening asthma results in 74,000 emergency hospital admissions each year. Currently, 1,500 people die from asthma each year, over a third of which are people over the age of 65. Asthma attacks now cost the UK an estimated £1.2 billion in lost productivity, £850 in NHS treatment and a further £1.6 million on social security costs. (2001 Asthma Audit by the National Asthma Campaign). Nell Nockles was very nearly another victim of asthma, until she discovered the effects of removing allergens from her environment. She has since devoted her life to research and campaigning for the public to share this vital information.
The Author: Rosie Gordon is a writer and editor and has been a part of the Nockles family campaign fro seven years. She has been involved in channeling their research into the unique, educational website www.housedustmite.org , which gets over 400 visitors a day. Asthma begins at home: Clearly explains allergic asthma without drowning you in science Challenges the efficacy of current asthma treatment Looks at your environment as the cause of symtoms Explains that you are in control of your health gives clear, simple guidelines for improving symtoms Includes feedback from a study group which tried these methods
Revised Edition May 2007
A Book of Answers by Clare Lawrence
This latest book in the Emerald Series, Finding Asperger Syndrome in the family-A Book of Answers, by Clare Lawrence, is a very comprehensive and clear guide to Aspergers Syndrome and the effects on children and family.
Not everyone facing this issue for the first time is ready for complicated hard to digest material. This book is invaluable in that it takes the form of providing key answers to questions which are most often raised and is aimed at the absolute beginner in this field. It will prove invaluable to all those who wish to understand more about this complex area, whether parent or professional.
The following areas are covered in detail:
· Sensory issues
· Interventions
· Behavioral problems
· Diet · Drugs
· Educational issues
· Explanation of symptoms and description of conditions
The author: Clare Lawrence has a postgraduate certificate in the area of Aspergers Syndrome. Her own son was diagnosed with AS four years ago and she has become heavily involved in the educational aspects of AS. She was involved as a parent at the inception of the DASLne Autism Database in the north-east and she appears on the Great Ormond street educational DVD about more effective early diagnosis of AS.
Author: Clare Lawrence BA (HONS) MA PGCE
COMBATING CHILD OBESITYA Comprehensive Guide to Children's Health and Fitness Children's Health-Combating Obesity, is an extremely comprehensive guide to the problems affecting children and their health from the early years through to the teens.
The book specifically approaches the problems of obesity, dealing with causes and effects of obesity, both medical and psychological, and providing a series of healthy diets and activities which will ensure that a child grows up healthy and fit and avoids the dangers inherent in the early years.
The book covers the following areas in detail:
Facts about child obesity
Effects of obesity
Medical causes of obesity
Motivation and Self-Esteme
Healthy and enjoyable food programs
Activities to combat obesity
Involving the child in choiceThe Author: Nicolette Heaton Harris is an author and expert in the areas of child health and child psychology. She has published three books in this area, on teenage pregnancy and mental health. This book follows two years of research into child health and the causes of obesity.
Pub: May 2007