Describes what happens during a menstrual cycle and how a baby is conceived. This title explains how to chart the bodys fertility signs to know which days are best for becoming pregnant or avoiding becoming pregnant, without the use of hormonal drugs. It includes dietary advice for successful conception and healthy babies and families.
This is an intimate, empowering collection of stories focussing on Black experiences of menopause. Each story centres lived experiences and contains contributions from a diverse range of people spanning various heritages, sexual orientations, gender identities, and ages allowing for a nuanced understanding of this rite of passage.
What is it that makes some therapists so much more effective than others, even when they are delivering the same evidence-based treatment? This instructive book identifies specific interpersonal skills and attitudes - often overlooked in clinical
Combining the wisdom of classical Chinese medicine with modern nutritional science, this book explores the concept of Yang Sheng, which means to nourish life by nurturing body, mind and spirit in harmony with the natural rhythms and universal laws, revealing the importance of nutrition within it and outlining how our modern lifestyle and ......
Understanding the Experience of Pain and Suffering and the Role of Heali
A reconsideration of our treatment and understanding of pain and suffering in all its forms, and approaches to its relief and management. Keynote speakers from the British Pain Society explore innovative approaches to pain management, recentring the importance of healing within the biomedicine-dominated field of pain medicine.
This innovative text for graduate and undergraduate nursing students fills a void in global health nursing literature by providing essential tools and strategies for building and sustaining productive international partnerships. Based on the premise that partnership is paramount for sustainable outcomes, the book demonstrates how nurses can build ......
Presents examples of evidence-based and culturally appropriate models for reducing global health disparities. Divided into eight parts, this work covers: the legacy and role of racism in contributing to disparities; recommendations for research with practice applications; and key role of collaborations, partnerships and community-based research.
Once rarely discussed in medical circles, the relationship between spirituality and health has become an important topic in health care. This title draws from philosophical and theological sources to illuminate how the art of healing is integrally tied to a sense of the divine and our ultimate interconnectedness.
Living with food intolerances without losing out on flavour
Distinguishing between food intolerances and food allergies is crucial. While lactose and gluten intolerance are widely recognized, mentioning other types such as salicylates and glutamate often elicits confusion. Simplifying it by labeling it as an allergy is sometimes easier than spending time explaining the differences.
