Sheldon press apr 2010 (3 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Snoring is no joke! It can cause sleep deprivation, relationship breakdown and ill health. And sleep apnoea, which causes severe daytime sleepiness, is a real danger to health and can wreck lives - sometimes literally, in the case of tired driving. If you've had enough of people making jokes about your snoring, or you are the long-suffering partner of a chronic snorer, this book will help. This thoroughly updated new edition has a special emphasis on sleep apnoea, which affects some 80,000 people in the UK. It explains how rising levels of obesity are contributing to both snoring and sleep apnoea, and spells out the related health risks, including high blood pressure, heart attacks and stroke. Other topics include; the link with allergies, and in particular with asthma, updated snoring remedies and medication, how to get a diagnosis, what your GP can offer, and treatment from your dentist, surgery, simple cures and lifestyle measures, complementary medicine, help for the partner of a snorer (or 'snoree')! Take snoring seriously, says Jill Eckersley - not only does it havoc in close relationships, but it can also be a wake-up call for your general health.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Fibromyalgia is a chronic condition characterised by pain in the muscles, tendons, ligaments and nerves. Other symptoms include fatigue, sleep problems, allergies, irritable bowel syndrome, migraines, stiffness, anxiety, depression, and problems with short term memory and concentration. As well as tried and-tested-advice on how to reduce pain, boost energy levels and help with regular sleep, this new edition looks at the latest treatments, such as the popular drug therapy guaifenesin. It also explores how pain is experienced, considers the possibility that fibromylagia may be partly due to a rogue gene. Other topics include; fibromyalgia and immune dysfunction, link with hypothyroidism and chronic fatigue syndrome, medication, diet and the digestive system, the importance of posture and exercise, pain and stress management, complementary therapies.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Life's challenges range from redundancy, relationship break-up and illness, to other people's disapproval, rejection and betrayal. You may initially respond to such events with shaken identity and insecurity, but that doesn't have to be the end of the story. Using techniques based on Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), this helpful book looks at how to surmount difficult but common adversities so that you can move on. Topics include; facing up to inherited tendencies and personal limitations, identifying and dealing with areas where you are not in control, living with uncertainty and loss, coping with job lodd, making healthy choices in relationships, dealing with failures, dealing with unfairness and injustice. Professor Windy Dryden says that while even the luckiest of us must sometimes face advertisity, we can learn to deal with difficult situations so that wan can go on living as healthily as we can. …