Provides basic consumer health information about causes, triggers, and treatment of allergic disorders, along with coping strategies and prevention tips. Includes index, glossary of related terms, and other resources.
Recipient of the WellnessBooks.com Reviewer's Choice award, "The Allergy Sourcebook" contains the most up-to-date information available on the many types, triggers, and symptoms of allergies, as well as treatments. This revised edition also includes an extensive listing of organizations, products, and other resources to help the more than 50 million allergy sufferers in the United States live allergy-free.
"Provides basic consumer health information about allergy triggers and allergic reactions, prevention, and treatment. Includes index, glossary of related terms, and other resources"--Provided by publisher.
Provides basic consumer health information about the physical and mental health of preadolescent children including common illnesses and injuries, disease prevention and screening, and wellness promotion. Includes index, glossary of related terms, and other resources.
Provides basic consumer health information about immune system function, diseases, treatments and management of related disorders. Includes index, glossary of related terms, and other resources.
Provides basic consumer health information about dental hygiene, preventive care, and oral health concerns for children and adults, with facts about surgical, orthodontic, and cosmetic dental procedures, and diseases of the mouth and jaw. Includes index, glossary of related terms, and other resources.
Consumer health information about dietary guidelines and eating plans for children, adults, and seniors, weight control, and related medical concerns. Includes index, glossary of related terms, and other resources.
Provides consumer health information about the causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases and disorders that affect the ears, nose, sinuses, throat, and voice. Includes index, glossary of related terms, and other resources.
Amazingly, only eight foods are responsible for 90 percent of food-allergic reactions. They are: milk, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts, wheat, soy, fish, and shellfish. Provide your readers with essential information on food allergies. This book also serves as a historical survey, by providing information on the controversies surrounding its causes. Compelling first-person narratives by people coping with food allergies give readers a first-hand experience. Readers will learn from the words of patients, family members, or caregivers. The symptoms, causes, treatments, and potential cures are explained in detail. Alternative treatments are also covered. Student researchers and readers will find this book easily accessible through its careful and conscientious editing and a thorough introduction to each essay.
Loaded with more than 1,000 natural remedies, The Healing Remedies Sourcebook will teach you how to naturally treat common problems, including stress, anxiety, depression, headaches, allergies, the common cold, high blood pressure, even diabetes and obesity. Based on eight therapeutic backgrounds -- Chinese herbal medicine, ayurveda, traditional folk remedies, herbalism, aromatherapy, homeopathy, flower remedies, and vitamins and minerals -- this sourcebook is comprehensive and easy-to-use. Simply look up your ailment in the extensive list and find the corresponding remedies, treatments, and answers you need. Whether you're looking for the ancient Chinese remedy for arthritis or your grandmother's solution for hiccups, this jam-packed reference book is sure to cure what ails you.