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An insightful and well-written book on depression
In this important book, Tracy Thompson tackles the seldom talked about topic of maternal depression and has done a phenomenal job of exploring how, for far too many women, depression can intermingle with and transform the experience of motherhood.Drawing upon her own experiences with depression and including the stories of hundreds of women she interviewed, she paints a picture of maternal depression that is honest, compelling, and perhaps most importantly, empathic.Moreover, she has deftly woven this evocative descriptive material with a careful review of the medical literature, creating a work that is scholarly and engaging.
Insightful book on Depression ....
If I hadn't seen an ongoing discussion with the author online and heard about this book, I probably would not have picked it up since I do not suffer much from depression. But the discussion has sparked an interest and since I do have relatives that suffer from depression, I was intrigued enough to read it.
Excellent Read
Anyone who has suffered from depression and is a mother must read this book.Who knew that a book about depression would be uplifting.The author interviewed other women that have suffered from deqression and anxiety.It makes you realize that you are not alone!Millions of other women like you are out there.The number one lesson is to get help! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Depression    2. Depression in women    3. General    4. Mental Depression    5. Mental health    6. Mothers    7. Parenting - Motherhood    8. Postpartum depression    9. Psychology    10. Psychology Of Women    11. Psychology & Psychiatry / General   

Reviews (25)

Amazing, calming resource
I wish I had read this book a long time ago, when my boyfriend's depression started.The information is pertinent and it gives tangible advice on what tp do for yourself and your depressed partner.

Excellent support for those whose partner is depressed
In this book, author Anne Sheffield offers excellent support to those who are involved wiht someone who is struggling with depression.The best thing about this book is the way in which it both normalizes and validates the responses of the non-depressed partner, assuring the reader that they are not going crazy and that they are not alone in their feelings of frustration and confusion.Sheffield also provides plenty of helpful information and advice, including educational information about depression, strategies for persuading your partner to seek help, ideas on how to set limits with your partner, and guidelines for deciding whether to stay or leave.
Psychologist recommends
An important book I will be immediately recommending.
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Subjects:  1. Depressed persons    2. Depression    3. Depression, Mental    4. Family relationships    5. Love    6. Marriage    7. Popular works    8. Psychological aspects    9. Psychology    10. Psychotherapy - Couples & Family    11. Self-Help    12. Neurology & clinical neurophysiology    13. Psychology & Psychiatry / General   

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Does not help at all
I actually returned this book because it had very little , if anything, to do with WHY you actually compulsively eat. it did not go into or even explained the psychological factors that influence C.O. all this book talk about is how women's self-image is polluted with diet ads etc, etc. it does not deal at all with how to actually stop, in an effective way.
true story
This book is full of good information on why a person overeats. It isn't a book you can read in one evening. It will take some time to read it thoroughly.

Its not about food
I wish I could say I lost 20 pounds but I haven't but am on the way too. I'm 5'4 and 120 pounds and obsess about food. Although it focused on undereating which to me was very annoying because overeating is more of an epidemic than undereating, yet the authors chose to equate the two. Anyways, this book is a worth read because for once in my life they made me believe that food is not your friend, it is not a panacea, it is just food, and it doesn't solve your problems. For years I have hid in food, now I am mad because I can no longer do so. It was easy, but it didn't work. For the first time in 2 years I cried, I stopped myself, but at least I did it a little. Anyhow, I recommend this book for the sole fact that it broke up my relationship with food, which is very painful but I am no longer a coward. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Eating Disorders - General    2. Eating disorders    3. Obsessive-compulsive disorder    4. Popular works    5. Psychological aspects    6. Psychology    7. Psychopathology - Eating Disorders    8. Self-Help    9. Psychology & Psychiatry / General   

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This book should be read by everyone!
Fantastic book! If you are at all interested in optimum health and well being or know someone suffering healthwise, this is a must read. It will change your life and the way you look at the food you eat. CANCER AND OTHER DISEASES CAN BE CURED-This book will tell you how. I have recommended it to all my family and friends.

The Gerson Therapy... by Charlotte Gerson
An indispensable aid for those wishing to use the highest cure rate therapy for cancer yet devised. The incredible cures for many degenerative diseases wrought by slight variations of this program are also described in this book. With the recent opening of a Gerson Therapy center in Hawaii, and with the Baja Nutri Care facility in Las Playas de Tijuana, Mexico, what's not to love about this amazing chance to survive the deadly big "C"? With a cure rate under 10% in America, why not go with the Gerson Therapy, with almost ten times the cure rate? This book is logical, orderly, and well thought out. It is not "easy reading," but it is certainly essential reading for our day. The present rate for cancer is five of every twelve alive today. Doctors are already predicting that the rate will increase yet again. Be prepared. Know how to prevent cancer, not just cure it.

Not the only way
I found the book to be a litte condradictory. It acknowledges that other alternative therapies have cured terminal cancer via nutrition life style changes.It later leads you to believe if the protocal is not followed to the letter your cancer will return.This is simply not true. Whole foods is the key and detoxification. I know of a man who dissolved over 50 tumors in his body thru eating more fruits and veggies and coffee enemas and suplimentation of vitamins and minerals not mentioned in this book.He also has not juiced one drop of veggies or fruit.
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Subjects:  1. Alternative Therapies    2. Cancer    3. Consumer Health    4. Diet / Health / Fitness    5. Diet therapy    6. Diseases - Cancer    7. General    8. Healing    9. Health & Fitness    10. Health/Fitness    11. Nutritional aspects    12. Treatment    13. Family & Health    14. Health & Fitness / General   

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Excellent resource for care givers!
In reviewing this book, I discovered it is an excellent resource not only for professional care providers, but for family members as well. There are very detailed examples of specific activities to do on a daily basis, and could be easily adapted for varying levels of dementia.

I CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT THIS BOOK.
This book is brilliant......I am a RAO, and I use this book daily when I am doing documentation.....The appropiate words are jumping out for you to use and why you are doing the various activities to stimulate the elderly....as I have said it is just brilliant and a must to have....

Activities for both daily and special occasions
Family and professional caregivers of Alzheimer's patients now have a unique and very book which can identify appropriate activities for various levels of Alzheimer patients. Almost 300 pages outlines the activities for both daily and special occasion celebrations, with tips on how to ask the patient for input, resource lists, caregivers' anecdotes, and more. Invaluable. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Allied Health Services - Occupational Therapy    2. Alzheimer's disease    3. Caregivers    4. Caregiving    5. Diet / Health / Fitness    6. Eldercare    7. General    8. Medical    9. Patients    10. Recreation    11. Rehabilitation   

Subjects:  1. Anesthesiology    2. Diagnosis, Fluoroscopic    3. Handbooks & Manuals    4. Handbooks, manuals, etc    5. Injections, Spinal    6. Instruments & Supplies    7. Medical    8. Medical / Nursing    9. Orthopedics    10. Pain Management    11. Pharmacology    12. Puncture    13. Spine    14. Medical / Anesthesiology   

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very useful
This book is very useful to helpone find alternative therapies for patients who have failed standard first line treatment. The format allows one to findthe exact information needed very quickly. This book is well worth having. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Dermatology    2. Diseases    3. Diseases - Skin    4. Health & Fitness    5. Health/Fitness    6. Medical / Nursing    7. Skin    8. Skin Diseases    9. Therapeutics    10. therapy    11. Medical / Dermatology   

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Incomprehensible
I tried to find specific conditions in the book - and the procedures to follow for treating them.I couldn't even figure out the procedures to follow when reading them - the writing just isn't very clear.
Requires two people
I was very interested in this book based on the reviews. I was able to look at it at the library before buying it. To my surprise, almost everything in the book requires two people. The book is more like an instruction book for a physical therapist. If you are looking for a book that you can use by yourself, I highly recommend The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook by Clair Davies.

Avid Reader
A clear and concise book with understandable information that can be put to practical use. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Consumer Health    2. General    3. Health & Fitness    4. Health/Fitness    5. Massage & Reflexotherapy    6. Pain Management    7. Physical Impairments    8. Coping with illness    9. Health & Fitness / Physical Impairments   

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A must for your library
I have used this book in addition to Relearning to See and Better Eyesight. I am excited by the results I am seeing (naturally). I haven't worn my glasses since November.

Why are you still wearing glasses?
I wore glasses for over 8 years.I read this book and then threw them away.I don't have time to preach to you about this. I have exciting things to do now.If you want to be more free, read this book.

looks good
This book is well written, so that any layman can understand and use the info. it contains. I am pleased with it. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Alternative Therapies    2. Care and hygiene    3. Care and treatment    4. Consumer Health    5. Diet / Health / Fitness    6. Eye    7. Orthoptics    8. Popular works    9. Vision    10. Popular medicine   

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A great guide to life after cancer
I'm finding lots of answers to the many questions I have after finishing chemo for Non Hodgkins Lymphoma.Even family members would find this book helpful too.It's reassuring, honest and comforting reading about getting back to "life" after such a life changing event.

THE book for life after cancer
When you visit the health section of your local bookstore, you'll find a plethora of information about getting through a cancer diagnosis, and very little about how to adjust to life after cancer. As the founder of a cancer support group, I believe that survivors are leaving our hospitals in droves - unprepared.
This book was critical to my recovery
I can't remember who suggested this book to me while I was recovering from surgery and radiation for liposarcoma in my leg. It must've been someone from my online support group.
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Subjects:  1. Cancer    2. Cancer (Psychosocial Aspects)    3. Consumer Health    4. Diet / Health / Fitness    5. Diseases - Cancer    6. Health Care Delivery    7. Health/Fitness    8. Mental Health    9. Psychological aspects    10. Coping with illness    11. Health & Fitness / General    12. Oncology    13. Psychiatry   

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Thank you Jim Johnson
Physical therapist (P.T.) Jim Johnson's The Multifidus Back Pain Solution is a straight forward, educational and hope inspiring read that has been effective in helping me address my lower back and leg nerve pain.
Great Overview of Approaches Used For Back Therapy
I found this book to be an excellent guide and would highly recommend it to anyone starting their own journey in addressing a back injury.It's short, but it has a lot of good information very well presented.While the author does focus on the multifidus muscle, the book gives a very objective overview of how to handle back problems in general, from generic lower back pain to pain associated with herniated disks.He also helps lay people understand how the medical profession categorizes back injuries to put them in their proper scope.The book describes several exercises, but not anything beyond the scope of the multifidus.More exercises would have been a great addition, but the book isn't about all back exercises.Anyone with a serious back injury should see a physical therapist for guidance.What I found most useful in the book is the short mention of steroid injections (epidural), which seem to be questionably useful.The author could have elaborated more on the appropriateness of them, as it's hard to compare your own situation with those in studies (ie: how many millimeters is the disk bulging).I also liked the fact that the author provided select references for the types of issues most lay people would be interested in viewing.In my own experience, I've learned that a muscle imbalance is most likely the cause of my L5-S1 herniated disk, and it took 14 weeks and a good number of visits with various practitioners to come to that conclusion.

the little know multifidus muscle
I had 2 herniated discs.Went through chiro, massage, p.t., cortisone injections....then i read this book and began following the exercises in it.The MacKenzie method DID NOT work for me, it only created more pain.This book was extremely helpful to me.Surprisingly, my massage therapist recommended it, not my physical therapist, orthopeadic, or chiropractor.I am fully healed without surgery and running marathons!I recommend this book to any average person who wants to have a better understanding of how to strengthen your back and core! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Chiropractic    2. Consumer Health    3. Exercise    4. General    5. Health & Fitness    6. Health/Fitness    7. Pain Management    8. Exercise & workout books    9. First aid for the home   

Reviews (3)

Great pointers on how to fine tune your insulin pump!
The fourth edition of PUMPING INSULIN has been updated to reflect the many positive advancements in insulin pump therapy.
Good information for pumpers
Agreat book with many good tips and methodology for people using insulin pumps.Forth edition, Table 10.1 Part C appears to be in error.

veteran pumper...
The insulin pumpers bible is a perfect mix of new info and what has worked all along.Thank You John Walsh
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Subjects:  1. Consumer Health    2. Diseases - Diabetes    3. Health & Fitness    4. Health Care Issues    5. Health/Fitness   

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Wonderful book
By giving you an understanding of how the person with alzheimers views their world, this book helps the caregiver make life a little easier, happier, and more meaningful. It also reduces the stress and frustration of the caregiver because you gain knowledge of how to handle situations that before were a struggle.

Excellent for anyone touched by dementia
Jolene Brackey spoke at the nursing home where I work with patients with dementia. She is an incredible speaker and author. This book has so many wonderful ideas for nursing home workers and people who have loved ones with dementia. It is very reader-friendly and easy to understand. Jolene includes many real life examples to illustrate her ideas. She has a sense of humor and a sense of compassion that radiates with every chapter. I've used her ideas and had amazing success in my job. I recommend this book to anyone who wants to learn how to appreciate people with dementia. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Blank Books / Diaries / Memory Books    2. Caregiving    3. Inspirational - Gifts    4. Medical    5. Nursing - Psychiatric    6. Coping with illness    7. Home nursing & caring    8. Self-Help / Aging   

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Doctors Also Can Learn From This Book
What I like well in this book is the numerous tables, the questionnaires and the lists that summarize the essential data in each chapter.
If You Haven't Been Feeling Well & Don't Know Why, It May Be Whacked Out Hormones
I love how this book was written.Originally I set out to just do some learning on Bio-identical Hormones for a friend and found out that I may have issues with my own hormones.
The Hormone Solution: Stay Younger Longer With Natural ....
I found this book to be well organized and easy to read and understand.There is a wealth of information about the role of hormones in the body, and the consequences of not having enough as you age.I enjoyed the detailed explanation of the function of each hormone.At the end of each section, Dr. Hertoghe adds a one page table of a condensed version of his recommendations for easy reference.That makes the book very user friendly.The book has information that is revelant to older and middle aged people, as well as people in their twenties.I thought I could share this book with my sister, but we both like it so much as a reference that we had to buy another one.Thanks to Dr. Hertoghe for shedding light on so many hormonal changes associated with getting older. Can't live without it anymore! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Aging    2. Alternative Therapies    3. Consumer Health    4. Diet / Health / Fitness    5. General    6. Health & Fitness    7. Health/Fitness    8. Healthy Living    9. Family & Health    10. Health & Fitness / General    11. Popular medicine   

Subjects:  1. Aging    2. Education & Training    3. Evaluation    4. Health planning    5. Health promotion    6. Medical / Nursing    7. Methodology    8. Planning    9. Public Health    10. Self-Help    11. Health & Fitness / General    12. Personal & public health   

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Interesting
I found the book to be very interesting and well-written. It explained a lot of different reasons why people have heart attacks and heart problems. But, I was ultimately disappointed because Dr. Guarnei didn't give any suggestions on how patients could help themselves. Well, yes, certainly one could move to the San Diego area and attend her alternative healing sessions - at $50.00 a pop - and you have to do two to three a week! Not for nothing is the site located in one of the wealtiert communities in the nation - La Jolla. I'm sure a lot of heart patients wish they had an extra $600 a month to learn to breathe. I would have been more empressed if the doctor had included a section of things real, normal people can do.

If we listen to the patient, they will provide their diagnosis....
Dr. Guarneri's book The Heart Speaks is full of realities in patient health. It is interesting to me to see the journey that Dr. Guarneri has made to provide quality of care rather than quantity of care to her patients. She has had to challenge what she has been taught and believed in order to develop as a doctor. She has had to adjust her own life so that she can try to understand what her patients need.
Excellent book, much needed in medicine
I loved this book. The Author takes you through her life in such a way that you understand medical school, her background and the philosophy in medicine we all live with. More importantly she details her transformation to a balanced view of medicine and what is needed today with a more spiritual, healing side along with the science. She also gives us a ground breaking view of the heart - which pardon the pun, but it will do your heart good. Excellent work. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Consumer Health    2. Diseases    3. Diseases - Heart    4. General    5. Health & Fitness    6. Health/Fitness    7. Heart    8. Personal Memoirs    9. Psychological aspects    10. Psychophysiology    11. Psychosomatic aspects    12. Health & Fitness / Diseases / Heart   

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Better late than never.
It's taken a long time for this disorder to be recognized for what it is and it still has a long way to go in becoming more well known.The book is not an easy read, but then the disorder is not easily diagnosed either.Hopefully someone will write about Central Auditory Processing Disorders to suppliment this complex and intensive book for the sake of learning how to explain this highly unknown handicap to those who have trouble understanding that it is not a hearing loss problem but rather an auditory information processing difficulty.

Loved this book
This book is indispensible for the audiologist/SLP/parent/professional working with APD.I only wish we could have read this one BEFORE the text books in grad school..would have made much more sense. Very nicely written, presenting of scenarios was important...more info to assimilate to your childs difficulty. May of seemed cut and dry to some, but if it was not, you would be reading the unabridged version and toting it on wheels. Not everyone uses the same categorization strategy...but that is the beauty of research and ongoing learning...take some info from each and you are well rounded.Maybe those who chose to go only half way through the bookand not PAST the case studies to the theraputic ideas are the same ones hoping for a quick remedy.This disorder takes time and patience and an informed parent.Good Luck..... challenges and good times are ahead.Thanks Terri for giving us all a small part of you....A fellow CCC-A

Read the Whole Book Before you Review It!
For the reader who said that this book is depressing, consists entirely of case studies, and provides no concrete information regarding diagnosis or, especially, treatment, I couldn't help but notice that you wrote your review when you had only read half of the book. Read on! You will find specific recommendations for diagnosis, understanding APD and its relationship to language and learning, and tons of treatment approaches that offer hope for children and adults with APD. The case studies serve to illustrate how these disorders affect people in the real world, and you may see yourself, your child, your parent, or your spouse in them. But this is the only book written for the layperson that really, truly does provide guidance that is scientifically sound from a world renowned expert in the field. Next time, please read the whole book before you review it!! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Child Development    2. Consumer Health    3. Diet / Health / Fitness    4. Family & Relationships    5. Family/Marriage    6. Hearing    7. Parenting - General    8. Advice on parenting    9. Family & Relationships / General    10. Marriage & relationships   

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Repetitious
I have two other books that echo much of the information in this book, so I found the entire book rather repetitious, and the other books I have are much better, more organized and more entertaining.

Please add selenium as discussed below
The cancer-fighting nutrient most proven to date is selenium. A daily supplement of 200 microgram of selenium, has been shown in a large placebo-controlled, double-blind clinical study -- the most prestigious type of scientific study of nutrients and drugs -- to cut the death rate from cancer in half.
Concerned Spouse
Despite its 1996 copyright this is a great resource!After reading several books on nutrition and cancer this is the one I continue to use for ongoing reference.It is not an easy read but explains thoroughly the physiology and chemistry of food components and nutrients.This is a very useful guide and far more helpful than any other resource I've read, including "Beating Cancer with Nutrition" by guru P. Quilin. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Cancer    2. Consumer Health    3. Diet Therapy    4. Diets - Special Conditions    5. Diseases - Cancer    6. General    7. Health & Fitness    8. Health/Fitness    9. Nutrition    10. Nutritional aspects    11. Patients    12. Cooking / Health & Healing / Cancer    13. Coping with illness    14. General cookery   

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Worth Purchasing for the Diet Info Alone
What a great book.Clear, common-sense advice on keeping your mind healthy through natural approaches.The diet-related information is worth its weight in gold.I would highly recommend this book to anyone.

A broader view of depresssion
Excellent book.A multi-disciplinary view of depression, it looks beyond drug and talk therapy without denying their importance.Emmons studied, practices, and writes about other approaches to depression, such as diet, supplements, exercise, Ayurvedic (historical Indian) medicine and the Buddhist psychological/emotional types.This provides a deeper and broader understanding and treatment of depression.A richly woven text.

A wonderful tool for regular folk and for professionals
As a mindfulness meditation teacher and a spiritual mentor, I am keeping copies of The Chemistry of Joy in my office. I have already recommended the book to numerous friends and family members. Some of the highlights for me: 1) the gentle, clear way that Dr. Emmons reminds us readers that there are many doors to healing, that it is good to open the door that moves most easily for us first, and that it is often through making one or two adaptations on a number of levels that we begin to experience life as having more comfort to it; 2) the empowerment that comes from having this kind and seasoned psychiatrist steadily reminding us to believe in our deeper self; 3) the way desperation is allayed as one realizes that brain chemistry correlates with two ancient wisdom systems from other parts of the globe- ah, what a balm for the isolation that one can feel on this difficult journey to relieve depression. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Consumer Health    2. General    3. Healing    4. Health & Fitness    5. Health/Fitness    6. Holistic Medicine    7. Mental Depression    8. Mental Health    9. Substance Abuse & Addictions - General    10. Coping with illness    11. Health & Fitness / General    12. Neurology & clinical neurophysiology   

Editorial Review

After being introduced for a lecture, Ram Dass eschewed the stairs and, from his front row seat, leapt up on to the stage--or tried to, anyway, but age and gravity brought him crashing back to earth. Like other baby boomers, Ram Dass has learned the hard way that aging is unkind to the body. But he has also learned that it can be an opportunity for growth. While others begin to devalue you, you can reconnect with the spiritual, grow into wisdom, and create value for yourself. In Read more

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wonderful
This is a wondeful book for baby boomers.
Peek-A-Boo...I See You
I remember when I first got into spirituality and metaphysics, I was so naive about certain things. I really thought that once a person begins to practice their True Self...their Inner Spirit...when they remember that they were a Soul with a body and not a body with a Soul...than they were automatically free from all things human; they were impervious to any thing from the sniffles to cancer to death. But the thing is, that no matter how "advanced" we are on the Spiritual Path, and I use that word with some hesitation, because there is no advancing on the Spiritual Path, we are already as Spiritual as we are ever going to be, the bottom line is that we are still in the world of form. This is where the words of Jesus ring so clear, "Be in the world, but not of it..." In other words, remember that no matter what may be going on in your world, you are still a Spiritual Being NO MATTER WHAT!