Reviews (7)

Wish there had been more details about recovery
This book was in-depth history of her Eating Disorder (140 pages) and a short (40 pages) account of what happened to her during the start of recovery.She talked briefly about therapy.She talked very little about what the recovery felt like and the emotional and physical challenges she faced during recovery. I wish the book had in-depth details about the start of her recovery process, not just the years she suffered.Not a good recovery resource, but it was interesting and honest.Suffering from an Eating Disorder is the worst!

courageous and inspirational!
i too suffer from extreme bulimia; i found jocelyn's book to be honest, forthright, and from the heart, and admire her courage in sharing the intimate details of her journey.it was also interestingly written -- i couldn't put it down
YOU ARE NOT ALONE.
This is a fabulous, well-written story about the reality of bulimia.I love that the author was so descriptive in both her internal and external struggles while learning to deal with this illness.I also was relieved to find a book that tells the story of a woman with long-term bulimia.She struggled with this illness for many years, and she was still able to work through what she needed to in order to get better.This story describes all the feelings and experiences that go with bulimia, and it is such a wonderful, hope-filled but realistic portrayal of what is going on out there.I was struggling with my illness when I read this book, and it let me know that I was not alone and gave me courage to reach out and get the help I needed because I could see how I viewed Jocelyn for going through her process and I admired that.This is a wonderful, wonderful story. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Biography & Autobiography    2. Biography / Autobiography    3. Biography/Autobiography    4. Eating Disorders - General    5. Personal Memoirs    6. Women    7. Biography & Autobiography / Personal Memoirs    8. Biography: general   

Reviews (9)

Wonderful- if you need to know about managing type 1 diabetes, this is the book for you.
My son has had type 1 diabetes for 16 years and I've read many diabetes books in that time. This one is tops. I love that "Type 1 Diabetes: How to Become an Expert on Your Own Diabetes" is both comprehensive and extremely readable. When you open this book you will immediately feel the dedication Dr. Hanas has for persons living with diabetes. This book guides patients to live full, healthy, and productive lives, and fit the necessary diabetes care into their lifestyle. This book will empower you and make you feel good about your treatment options.
A book by a doctor who TRULY cares !!
When you open this book you will immediately feel the dedication Dr. Hanas has for persons living with diabetes.This book guides patients to live full, healthy, and productive lives, and fit the necessary diabetes care into their lifestyle.This book will empower you and make you feel good about your options.
Insulin-Dependent Diabetes in Children, Adolescents and Adul
This is the best book I have found on type 1 diabetes. I was recently diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at age 23. This book has tons of information on how to better manage my diabetes. I highly recommend this book. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Consumer Health    2. Diabetes in children    3. Diseases - Diabetes    4. Health & Fitness    5. Health/Fitness    6. Healthy Living    7. Juvenile literature    8. Health & Fitness / Diseases / Diabetes   

Reviews (20)

First, We are Victims
This book encourages victimhood.We are overweight because we live in a man's world.So carry around a feed-bag and soothe your anger.
A life saver
How to begin?This book is a sanity saver for me.I am coming out of the world of bingeing/restriction/compulsive overeating.Finally, I am on my way to a healthy relationship with food.And no, I haven't gained tons of weight in the legalization phase... about 6 pounds maybe if that... now, the scale is going down as I remind myself that I can eat what I want and when and eat more often from stomach hunger... but using mouth hunger when I need to.
Brilliant!!!
This book is BRILLIANTLY conceived.It isn't about losing the weight first; it's about learning to love yourself first and unconditionally.What comes after that is your whole LIFE.The diet industry has convinced us that when you lose the weight, then you can/will love yourself.
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Subjects:  1. Compulsive eating    2. Eating Disorders - General    3. Health & Fitness    4. Health/Fitness    5. Psychological aspects    6. Psychology    7. Psychopathology - Eating Disorders    8. Reducing    9. Treatment    10. Weight loss    11. Women's Health - General    12. Women's Studies - General    13. Self-Help / Self-Esteem    14. Women's health   

Reviews (2)

Natural Medicines for Diabetes by Michael Murray
Diabetes impacts the heart, stroke, blood pressure, classic
Based on solid principles
In general, I avoid the "diet and supplement" solutions to all health problems. Not that I don't believe that diet and dietary supplements don't work - rather, that I don't have the tools to tell the crackpots from the serious researchers.This book caught my attention for several reasons: Read more

Subjects:  1. Consumer Health    2. Diseases - Diabetes    3. Diseases - General    4. Health & Fitness    5. Health/Fitness    6. Health & Fitness / General    7. Popular medicine   

Reviews (7)

Sheeplike followers of the drug-company bought ADA
There's an old vaudeville joke: "Patient: Doctor, doctor!It hurts whenever I do THIS. Doctor: Well, don't DO THAT!" Nothing new
There is nothing special in this book for Diabetes. It just suggests moderation dietary intake following of famous soon to be changed food pyramid with emphasis on eating heavy starch. Where soon after my brother eats potato his blood sugar level goes through the sky. There are nice suggested meal plans but and data about foods. I was expecting more stringer diet I can take it but I am concerned like "eat fat loose fat diet ".

Overdose on carbohydrates.....
Oh what is a person to do. One the one, hand we are offered diets high in protein that cause weight loss but taken to an extreme (devoid of carbohydrates) can injure the body. On the other hand, we haveDIABETES MEAL PLANNING MADE EASY by Hope S. Warshaw that suggests we overdose on carbohydrates.In the end, each of us must decide individually which plan works best. Read more

Subjects:  1. Allied Health Services - General    2. Consumer Health    3. Cooking    4. Diabetes    5. Diabetic Cookery    6. Diet Therapy    7. Diets - Special Conditions    8. Health & Healing - Diabetic & Sugar Free    9. Cooking / General    10. Diets & dieting   

Reviews (6)

good basic slow cooker recipes
My dau-in-law is diabetic and this new cookbook has helped me prepare the proper meal.She is at my home at least once a week, and she has also purchased this book as a basic slow cooker reference.

Fit-It and Forget-It Diabetic Cookbook
I have enjoyed the many receipes from this book.Very helpful would recommended it to others

Incomplete Nutritional Information
The authors have the nutritional values calculated for as many as 20 servings yet fail to provide the serving sizes.They have to figure out the size of a serving to calculate the information, so why not include that with the recipe so we, who must count our carbohydrates for insulin purposes for example, don't have to dirty dishes to dish out the entire crock pot.There are authors out there who care enough about their readers to provide this information. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Cooking    2. Cooking / Wine    3. Diabetes    4. Diet therapy    5. General    6. Health & Healing - Diabetic & Sugar Free    7. Methods - Special Appliances    8. Recipes    9. Cooking / General   

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If you're looking for up-to-date, excellent information, READ THIS BOOK!
What a wealth of information!This is a book you'll read and keep, because you'll want to refer to it again and again.It's worth more than every penny you spend on it!

more conceptual and technical than data oriented
The book tends to dwell on insignificant, technical matters. Specific data on specific foods is vague and sketchy. A diet book, to be five star, should provide data for at least two levels of difficulty (i.e. a fast paced diet and a moderately paced diet). For each level, at least 200 or 300 common foods should be rated. Portion sizes should be specified. This book covers all the research but does not provide near enough data on specific foods for someone that is dieting. To top it off, the author has an irritating habit rephrasing just about everything.

EXTREMELY INFORMATIVE
THIS BOOK PROVIDES A VERY DETAILED OUTLINE OF WHAT THE METABOLIC SYNDROME IS AND EXACTLY HOW IT WREAKS HAVOC ON YOUR HEALTH, IT HAS A VERY CLEAR SCIENTIFIC EXPLANATION ON THE METABOLIC PROCESSES OF INSULIN AND ITS REACTION WITH OTHER HORMONES, BASED PRIMARILY ON WHAT YOU EAT. THE PROGRAM OUTLINES A PLAN OF SUPPLEMENTS, EXERCISE, AND DIET. I HAVE BEEN ON THE PROGRAM A LITTLE OVER A WEEK AND MY BLOOD SUGARS HAVE DROPPED SO MUCH THAT I HAD TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF MEDICATION I WAS TAKING. THE DIET BASICALLY CALLS FOR YOU TO GIVE UP SODA, DESERTS, SUGAR, AND TO FOCUS ON WHOLE GRAINS VEGETABLES AND LEAN PROTEIN AND HEALTHY FATS, THIS INFORMATION AND THE EXCELLENT SCIENTIFIC EXPLANATIONS REALLY HELPED TO MOTIVATE ME TO GIVE IT A TRY. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Consumer Health    2. Diabetes    3. Diseases - Diabetes    4. General    5. Health & Fitness    6. Health/Fitness    7. Insulin    8. Nutrition    9. Family & Health    10. Health & Fitness / General   

Reviews (5)

Best book out of 3 that I bought
I bought 3 books when I was diagnosed with Gestational diabetes: 101 tips for Healthy Pregnancy w/ Gestational diabetes, Gestational Diabetes: what to Expect & this one. This one was the best I thought. It had a real food guide (my main questions were how do I control my diabetes with diet), the others just wouldn't come out & say "eat this" "don't eat that". Plus the author writes to the women with the diabetes, very direct & personable. I am giving this book to my midwife so she can share it with her patients instead of just Gestational Diabetes: What to Expect.

Good food guide
When you have Gestational Diabetes, you are basically going to find all your information from your Doctor and Diabetic Counseling, there really isn't any one book that tells you anything more than you already know.I thought this books Chapter 5 on Food, Food, Food was helpful.It allowed me to make up my own menus following their guidelines on what to eat.It was pretty much the same guidelines I got from my nutritionist but my nutrionist never gave me as many choices.I would recommend this book to someone with Gestational Diabetes, because of that chapter, and it does give the same information as your Doctor.

The book is not worth a dime.
The book does not give you any more information than your diabetic counselor will.There is more filler in this book that is unrelated to gestational diabetes.There also is some contradiction in it as well. Don't buy it. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Consumer Health    2. Diseases - Diabetes    3. Health & Fitness    4. Health/Fitness    5. Women's Health - General    6. Health & Fitness / Diseases / Diabetes    7. Women's health   

Subjects:  1. Consumer Health    2. Diseases - Diabetes    3. Health & Fitness    4. Health/Fitness    5. Non insulin-dependent diabetes    6. Popular works    7. Coping with illness    8. Diabetes    9. Health & Fitness / General   

Reviews (7)

Practical and straightforward
A direct approach, with illustrative examples, to creating a protocol to control your blood sugars.It's written in simple language and well organized, providing a step by step approach to figuring out your basal rates, insulin sensitivity, and carb ratios.Provides insights into the many, many, many (many, many, many) factors that can influence your blood sugars.Well thought out and presented graphs illustrate the effects of insulin.Simple tables illustrate averages for basal rates, boluses, carb rations and sensitivity, offering a good starting place for divining your own settings.Some simple tables of carb content and glycemic indexes.An interesting table for calculating the effect of exercise on blood sugar.
Great book.
This great book shares the experience and knowledge the author, Gary Scheiner, has. The author is diabetic too and he knows the questions, doubts, and afflictions that we have. He explains clearly without losing the technical approach. Gary explains in detail diabetes.
Good introduction to diabetes self-care
This book is a great overview of the basics on how to deal with using insulin. At the same time, there are a lot of individualized issues for staying out of trouble that each diabetic learns with time for him/herself that the book doesn't quite get to. With the upcoming availability of continuous sensors for blood sugar monitoring in conjunction with fingerstick testing, this field is going soon to expand into a whole new world of improved management that will require the next edition. I'd recommend this edition right now, though, for a thorough start. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Consumer Health    2. Diabetes    3. Diseases - Diabetes    4. General    5. Health & Fitness    6. Health/Fitness    7. Healthy Living    8. Insulin    9. Popular works   

Reviews (7)

The truth is sometimes hard to take
Yes, this book claims that eating disorders are rooted in sinful behavior. Now don't let this put you off. The author does at no point condemn those suffering from anorexia, bulimia, over-eating etc. Quite contrary, Elyse Fitzpatrick's way of approaching God's truth (the only Truth for any Christian) is understanding, warm and supportive. Her style is easy-to-read and backed with examples from her own life. Still, no author can change the truth about eating disorders. They are sin. Or does anyone seriously think that starving God's temple and idolizing food are in line with God's will? I fully agree that this truth is hard to take once you have to realize your share in your behaiour, but Fitzpatrick doesn't leave the reader at this point. She is not the one with the raised index finger making the reader feel bad about herself or himself. Again, she does the opposite by showing how we need to rely on Christ to fight this sinful behavior, by showing what thoughts and mechanisms lead to eating disorders and how we can face them with our hearts turned to the Lord. Don't be afraid to read this book because you might feel you are just being told that it is all your fault and to get on with life.Instead, be ready to meet a sometimes painful truth and an answer full of hope and truth. And let me add: this book gives excellent advice for how to cope in everyday life. Knowing that Christ is the answer is one thing, but Fitzpatrick provides practical advice for the compulsions and urges we need to fight every single day. Has this book cured me from my ED? No. It still is a fight. But in contrast to the time before I read the book, I am now ready and well-equipped for the fight and I grow more successful every day.

very disappointing
I was really disappointed with this book. had thought the title would mean it would give more practical advice.
Lots of Christian dogma, little authoritative guidance
Like her fellow misguided evangelical Larry Crabbe, this woman quickly puts the label of "sin" on problems that are more complex.Being told that they are sinners who need to repent is the last thing that people who are struggling with eating disorders need to hear.I think it is this belief about themselves that drives many of them to eating disorders in the first place.The book just pushes evangelical Christian dogma without seeking a proper understanding of the issues it discusses. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Christian Life    2. Christianity - Christian Life - Physical Health    3. Diets - General    4. Eating Disorders - General    5. Health & Fitness    6. Health/Fitness    7. Healthy Living    8. Nutrition And Diet    9. Religion - Christian Life    10. Weight Loss    11. Women's Health - General    12. Christian life & practice    13. Diets & dieting    14. Health & Fitness / Diets   

Reviews (4)

A Life Vest Thrown Into A Stormy Ocean
With society placing the stress it does on females being physically thin, I think the numbers this book quotes for the totals of US women with serious eating disorders is, if anything, on the low side. I along with virtually every woman I know has at one time or another had what amounts to an eating disorder and in a few cases, had them to a serious extent. With body image being as important as it is, particularly with teenage girls, I'm pessimistic that this book or anything else can do more than try to spur the one suffering from this insidious disease to WANT to do something about her affliction. I read this book because I was curious to see if things have gotten any better in the last decade as far as treatment of eating disorders goes, and also in the level of collective recognition among young women that a disorder is there in their own lives. From what I read here, I'd say the answer to both is no. On the positive side, this book did one of the better examples of addressing this life-threatening situation and if it can be gotten to the right hands, it could truthfully save some lives that might be in danger right at this very moment.

Amazing - the authors have an in depth view of the disease
Dying to be Thin helped me in ways beyond measure. I knew that a lot of what I was doing to my body was destructive, but only after reading the book did I want to seek help to end the disease- or try to at least. A big thank you and hugs to the authors.

Wonderful book. It gave me the courage to quit.
I would recommend this book to anyone, but especially those who suffer from anorexia or bullemia.I purchased this book at the height of mydisease in 1997 and it gave me the courage to quit.The stories are realand so easy to relate to.I cried through half the book realizing howpathetic I was.I would love to someday personally thank the authors... ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Eating Disorders - General    2. General    3. Health/Fitness    4. Psychology    5. Coping with eating disorders    6. Health & Fitness / General   

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A Fantastic Book
I don't usually write reviews about books, but I felt obligated to write a review for this one. The book not only gives great advice about eating, but also great general advice for everyday life. The book is well-written and reads like a novel. I highly recommend this book.

A Wonderful & Inspirational Book of Overeaters!
Wow-this book really encouraged me in my journey with compulsive overeating. It is a terrific resource for the beginner all the way to the fully recovered! Written from an insider's perspective, this book is sure to comfort, encourage, and strengthen overeaters and/or those who love them.

Great for OA Basics
I started doing online Overeaters Anonymous meetings and joined an OA "mail loop" about a month ago, and needed some basics about the OA program, because although I was getting help from the OA online sources, I had a lot of questions about how OA works. Read more

Subjects:  1. Compulsive eaters    2. Eating Disorders - General    3. Psychopathology - Eating Disorders    4. Rehabilitation    5. Self-Help    6. Twelve-step programs    7. Self-Help / Substance Abuse   

Reviews (11)

Diabetics carbohydrate and fat gram guide
Lots of good information.Cumbersome and hard to read due to the fact that it is landscaped and you have to turn the book to the side to read it.

A concise information resource
Good information about most conventional food. Excellent source for information
My daughter got diabetes at 8 months and I was clueless.She is 2 now and is wanting to eat more like everyone else.This book arms me with information to make good decisions for her.She is so small that just a few undosed carbs can really move her blood glucose high.It is a little frustrating at first until you get a feel for what foods are found where.Not all foods are in here, but what book can hope to list everything.If you are going to just buy one book or if this is your first carb book, this is the one to get. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Carbohydrate content    2. Consumer Health    3. Diabetes    4. Diet / Health / Fitness    5. Diet therapy    6. Diseases - Diabetes    7. Food    8. Food Content Guides    9. Food exchange lists    10. Health & Fitness    11. Health Care Issues    12. Health/Fitness    13. Tables    14. Diets & dieting    15. Health & Fitness / Diseases / Diabetes   

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Diabetes:the indispensible manual
No practitioner of Chinese Medicine, particularly of Chinese Herbal Medicine, can afford to be without this book.It is methodically laid out with an extensive introduction to Diabetes from the perspectives of both Chinese Medicine and Industrial Medicine (a.k.a."Western Medicine" for no discernibly rational reason).
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Subjects:  1. Alternative treatment    2. Consumer Health    3. Diabetes    4. Diabetes Mellitus    5. Diseases - General    6. Health/Fitness    7. Medicine, Chinese    8. therapy   

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Easy to make snacks for diabetics
This is the easiest cookbook I've ever used. The recipes are delicious. It's so hard to find diabetic versions of the snacks and treats I love to munch on, and here they are! Great for kids to eat after school, or for late night treats. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Baking - Confectionery    2. Cooking    3. Cooking / Wine    4. Diabetes    5. Diabetes - Nutrition And Diet    6. Diet therapy    7. Health & Healing - Diabetic & Sugar Free    8. Health & Healing - Low Fat    9. Methods - Quick & Easy    10. Recipes    11. Health & wholefood cookery   

Reviews (4)

Finally, someone who understands Me
For once a book that is NOT about themselves but ABOUT Me and everyone else like me.This covers everything.I feel like I am reading about myself.I believe I will finally understand myself and learn how to take care of myself.Maybe I will not want foods that aren't good for my body.I recommend this book to everyone who is struggling with weight loss & closet eating like myself.If you really want to lose the weight and keep it off and no longer be a closet eater - READ THIS BOOK.I'm so glad I purchased it.

Finally, someone who understands Me
For once a book that is NOT about themselves but ABOUT Me and everyone else like me.This covers everything.I feel like I am reading about myself.I believe I will finally understand myself and learn how to take care of myself.Maybe I will not want foods that aren't good for my body.I recommend this book to everyone who is struggling with weight loss & closet eating like myself.If you really want to lose the weight and keep it off and no longer be a closet eater - READ THIS BOOK.I'm so glad I purchased it.

Take comfort in self-understanding (rather than in food!)
I always take a deep breathe before looking at a new book on controlling compulsive urges ... expecting either to be lectured at, made to feel guilty, or told a simple formula doomed to fail!Denise's book is very different and refreshing.The answer is not "less," but more:insight and healthy pleasures, as we learn to comfort ourselves in deeper and more longlasting ways. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Alternative treatment    2. Compulsive eating    3. Eating Disorders - General    4. Health & Fitness    5. Health/Fitness    6. Holism    7. Holistic medicine    8. Self-Help    9. Coping with personal problems    10. Popular medicine    11. Self-Help / Eating Disorders   

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Quick, easy and healthy lunches for kids
The Healthy Lunchbox provides a solid basis for parents to provide their children with healthy lunches that pack up quickly and easily.
Parents receive new ways to keep their child's lunchbox healthy
Fast foods are a part of today's modern busy world - but they are leading to obesity and diabetes in kids and adults alike. Still, they serve their purpose in being fast - can healthier foods compete? Parents receive new ways to keep their child's lunchbox healthy in The Healthy Lunchbox: How To Plan, Prepare & Pack Stress-Free Meals Kids Will Love. Work with new ideas and modify old favorites with chapters that also involve kids in the process, from a food interview to supermarket selections. The second section provides recipes for creating healthy lunches and snacks, including special diet accommodations. Exchange and nutrition info for all recipes completes this planner.
www.valderbeebeshow.com
The Healthy Lunchbox shares how to plan, prepare & pack stress-free meals kids will love. An innovative guide for jazzing up lunch from home with nutritious and healthy food.McClendon and Shauck, tackle an age old problem; [getting kids to eat lunch from home] with creative, healthy and good tasting solutions to the challenge.
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Subjects:  1. Consumer Health    2. Courses & Dishes - General    3. Diet / Health / Fitness    4. Diseases - Diabetes    5. Diseases - General    6. Health & Fitness    7. Health/Fitness    8. Lunchbox cookery    9. Parenting - General    10. General cookery    11. Health & Fitness / Diseases / Diabetes   

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Excellent insight for the intelligent reader
Loved this book, I have not read the author's first book, but that did not present any problems.Susan Nolen-Hoeksema offers some very plausible reasons for overeating/drinking in women.Her theories make sense and while I know quite well that there is no "magic pill" for this problem, I feel the info she offers gives me some tools to understand the problem and how I can better help myself.My one criticism of the book would be that I don't recollect any suggestions that the reader supplement the book by working with a psychotherapist trained in women's disorders. For most women, this would be crucial to the healing process.

Great Book For Women Who Suffer In Silence
I love the fact that this book was written and done so well. This subject is very dear to me - as I am a product of a family of women who suffered from this toxic triangle. The legacy was simply passed down from generation to generation. It was a hard thing to watch - and was a major reason why I chose to be a therapist.
Great Stuff from a Great Psychologist
When I saw that Susan Nolen-Hoeksema had a new book out, I had to take a look.Dr. Nolen-Hoeksema is well known to me from studying the biology and psychology of depression about ten years ago.
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Subjects:  1. Depression    2. Depression in women    3. Eating Disorders - General    4. Eating disorders in women    5. Mental Depression    6. Mental health    7. Psychology Of Women    8. Self-Help    9. Substance Abuse & Addictions - Alcoholism    10. Women    11. Self-Help / Eating Disorders   

Subjects:  1. Clinical health psychology    2. Diabetes    3. Diabetes Mellitus    4. Diseases - Diabetes    5. Endocrinology & Metabolism    6. Health & Fitness    7. Health/Fitness    8. Medical    9. Medical / Nursing    10. Psychological aspects    11. psychology    12. Health & Fitness / Diseases / Diabetes