Lung Disease

Natural Therapies for Emphysema and COPD: Relief and Healing for Chronic Pulmonary Disorders

The first book to address emphysema and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) from a nutritional and alternative medicine approach

• Explains the benefits of detoxification, dietary changes, and food combining

• Details 45 suggested herbs and 26 nutritional supplements as well as information on how to stop smoking

Approximately 35 million people in the United States have been diagnosed with some form of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)--emphysema constituting 18 million of that group. Worldwide, as many as 293 million people suffer with these conditions. COPD is the fourth leading cause of death in America, claiming nearly 120,000 lives annually. Yet conventional approaches to treatment, with their regimens of drugs and unceasing physical therapy, provide neither cure nor significant relief.

In Natural Therapies for Emphysema and COPD, Robert Green shows that alternative holistic therapies ranging from herbs to homeopathy offer great promise in relieving COPD’s debilitating symptoms. Starting with the basics of the physiology of respiration, Green presents a comprehensive program that includes detoxification, dietary changes, nutritional supplements, and herbal medicine; breathing techniques and exercise options such as aerobics, yoga, qigong, and tai chi; and alternative therapies such as homeopathy, acupuncture, and massage--noting how and why each therapy works. He also details how to stop smoking, includes resources for alternative health practitioners, and provides sources for the alternative products recommended.

Sinus Survival: The Holistic Medical Treatment for Allergies, Colds, and Sinusitis

Sinus Survival provides crucial guidance and information on such topics as:
how to select over-the-counter drugs that won't do more harm than good;
how to learn simple exercises that can aid sinus drainage; and
how dietary and lifestyle changes can significantly relieve sinus and respiratory disease.

The Chronic Bronchitis and Emphysema Handbook

"Dr. Francois Haas is an unusually gifted scientist and a compassionate human being."-HOWARD A. RUSK, M.D. Founder and Chairman, Rusk Institute

The bestselling guide for chronic bronchitis and emphysema sufferers-newly revised and expanded. For the millions of people diagnosed with chronic bronchitis and/or emphysema, this bestselling guide is now revised and expanded to offer the most up-to-date information available. From helping you understand your disease and its proper care to showing you how to restore vitality and satisfaction to your relationships, Dr. Francois Haas and Dr. Sheila Sperber Haas provide you with the facts and information needed to find the right treatment and take full advantage of it. Written in a clear and helpful style, The Chronic Bronchitis and Emphysema Handbook now includes current information on useful complementary approaches-including herbal therapy-plus effective exercises and the latest medical advances. You'll discover:
* How to find the right doctor for you and discuss your treatment options
* How to deal with HMOs and the companies that provide supplemental oxygen
* Which new surgical techniques are most promising
* How to manage stress and anxiety
* How to slow your disease and substantially improve your quality of life
* A variety of helpful resources accessible by phone or web
* The newsletters written by experts that will keep you up-to-date

Sinus Survival

Stuffed head and sore throat, dripping nose and a chest-searing cough--these are the common miseries of millions. The physical torments are no secret, the problem is what to do about them. Ivker describes and evaluates the standard remedies currently available through pharmacy and prescription, and that in itself is a great boon. But he continues with a holistic approach, detailing how to change your environment, diet, and lifestyle to promote health and minimize the hazards that lead to sick sinuses, allowing a ray of hope to shine though all the mucus.

My Name As A Prayer

An intimate story of the author's journey as her mother -- an irrepressible Southern charm school owner -- moves into a retirement village. A tender romance accompanies this slice-of-life book. There are many hilarious scenes as the author brings readers into a series of new and sometimes mysterious experiences.

COPD - Emphysema (Quickstudy: Health)

Final Negotiations Pb (Health Society And Policy)

When Carolyn Ellis, a graduate student, and Gene Weinstein, her Professor, fell in love, he was experiencing the first stages of emphysema. As he became increasingly disabled and immobile, these two intensely connected partners fought to maintain their love and to live a meaningful life. They learned to negotiate ther daily lives in a way that enabled each of them to feel sufficiently autonomous—him not always like a patient and her not always like a caretaker. Writing as a sociologist, Ellis protrays their life together as a way to understand the complexities of romance, of living with a progressive illness, and, in the final negotiation and reversal of positions, of coping with the loss of a loved one.

This rare memoir full of often raw details and emotions becomes an intimate conversation about the intricacies of feeling and relating in a relationship. What Ellis calls experimental ethnography is a finely crafted, forthright, and daring story framed by the author's reflections on writing about and analyzing one's own life. Casting off the safe distance of most social science inquiry, she surrenders the private shroud of a complex relationship to bring sociology closer to literature.

Adventures of an Oxy-Phile

This is a book of Dr. Thomas L. Petty's journey from the beginnings of Long Term Home Oxygen Therapy, now known as LTOT, to present day applications. However, it is more than just a book about the science and technology of oxygen; it is about the people who need oxygen and benefit from it. It is written for all Oxy-Philes and contains personal vignettes by Dr. Petty with his perspectives about oxygen, from its scientific origins to current use. It is also about patients on LTOT. It is a book about their journey and how they learned to adapt to the need for supplemented oxygen. Dr. Petty and his colleagues pioneered the use of ambulatory oxygen therapy. He was the chairman of the Nocturnal Oxygen Therapy Trial, the first controlled clinical trial to show that ambulatory oxygen given for most of the day improved survival, compared with stationary oxygen given for only approximately 12 hours per day, including the hours of sleep. According to Dr. Petty, "We are all! Oxy-Philes.

Courage and Information for Life with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: The Handbook for Patients, Families, and Care Givers Managing COPD (Emphysema, Asthmatic or Chronic Bronchitis)

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