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EPILEPSY AND BACK
The life of a man in his prime is suddenly halted by a mysterious illness. His doctors struggle for answers and solutions, and when all hope is close to an end, an incredible solution is found to give him his life back. Removing a piece of his brain! Describing the often confusing and heartbreaking challenges faced when Thomas Tonioli and his loving wife are confronted with this life-changing and possibly fatal illness of intractable epilepsy, Epilepsy and Back may help others navigate this difficult and confusing path themselves.

INSOMNIA & OTHER SLEEP DISORDERS
Because there is no ?one size fits all? remedy for insomnia, many people try treatment after treatment before finding one that helps them. In ?Insomnia & Other Sleep Disorders? Dr. Ruth Lever Kidson aims to make the process of finding the ?right? treatment much easier.She looks first at the causes of insomnia, since an understanding of the cause is an important step in finding the cure. She explains how to recognise other causes of disturbed sleep, such as sleep apnea, which can be mistaken for insomnia but need different forms of treatment. She then describes a wide range of treatments and guides you through them to enable you to find out which is likely to be best for you.?Many suggestions are offered on self-treatment, together with advice about when you should consult a physician or a complementary therapist and when it?s safe to self-treat. As well as orthodox treatments, the book covers a wide range of complementary therapies and remedies - all with a proven track record in treating insomnia successfully.The author of ?Insomnia & Other Sleep Disorders? is a qualified doctor, medical hypnotherapist, psy

CHEF DOCTOR
Obesidad, arteriosclerosis, enfermedades coronarias, hipertensión, ciertos tipos de cáncer, osteoporosis... la mayoría de las enfermedades tienen relación directa con factores nutricionales o dietéticos. A nivel mundial vivimos más tiempo. La razón fundamental es que han disminuido las tasas de mortalidad por enfermedades infecciosas y diversas patologías. En este contexto es innegable que la alimentación es crucial en el control de la salud. En estas páginas, el médico y periodista José Antonio Amérigo González establece la estrecha conexión entre los medicamentos y los alimentos, con el fin de concienciar a la población de que una alimentación saludable es un poderoso aliado para reducir el riesgo de enfermedades crónicas. Chef doctor demuestra que la prevención es mejor que la curación y que una de las claves para vivir más y mejor es seguir una alimentación saludable. Este libro nos ayuda a saber cómo hacerlo.