Coping Successfully with Chronic Illness
Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Medical, Ailments & Diseases, Diseases
| Author: | Neville Shone | ISBN: | 9781847092298 |
| Publisher: | John Murray Press | Publication: | February 21, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Sheldon Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Neville Shone |
| ISBN: | 9781847092298 |
| Publisher: | John Murray Press |
| Publication: | February 21, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Sheldon Press |
| Language: | English |
Chronic illness takes many forms - such as migraine, epilepsy, diabetes, persisting fatigue, arthritis, cancer, and pain - and involves huge stress and uncertainty, especially when you come to the end of what the doctor can offer. This book aims to empower those with chronic illness, and to explore the health possibilities open to them. Subjects include: The limits of medicine; What is healing? Obstacles to healing; Taking responsibility for self-management; Planning and pacing in everyday tasks; How to avoid depression and regain self-esteem; Nutrition and natural remedies; Who can help?
Chronic illness takes many forms - such as migraine, epilepsy, diabetes, persisting fatigue, arthritis, cancer, and pain - and involves huge stress and uncertainty, especially when you come to the end of what the doctor can offer. This book aims to empower those with chronic illness, and to explore the health possibilities open to them. Subjects include: The limits of medicine; What is healing? Obstacles to healing; Taking responsibility for self-management; Planning and pacing in everyday tasks; How to avoid depression and regain self-esteem; Nutrition and natural remedies; Who can help?
