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Me, My Hair, And I: Twenty-Seven Women Untangle an Obsession
by Elizabeth BenedictAsk a woman about her hair, and she just might tell you the story of her life. Ask a whole bunch of women about their hair, and you could get a history of the world. Surprising, insightful, frequently funny, and always forthright, the essays in Me, My Hair, and I are reflections and revelations about every aspect of women’s lives from family, race, religion, and motherhood to culture, health, politics, and sexuality. They take place in African American kitchens, at Hindu Bengali weddings, and inside Hasidic Jewish homes. The conversation is intimate and global at once. Layered into these reminiscences are tributes to influences throughout history: Jackie Kennedy, Lena Horne, Farrah Fawcett, the Grateful Dead, and Botticelli’s Venus. The long and the short of it is that our hair is our glory—and our nemesis, our history, our self-esteem, our joy, our mortality. Every woman knows that many things in life matter more than hair, but few bring as much pleasure as a really great hairdo.
Me, My Hair, and I: Twenty-seven Women Untangle an Obsession
by Elizabeth BenedictAsk a woman about her hair, and she just might tell you the story of her life. Ask a whole bunch of women about their hair, and you could get a history of the world. Surprising, insightful, frequently funny, and always forthright, the essays in Me, My Hair, and I are reflections and revelations about every aspect of women’s lives from family, race, religion, and motherhood to culture, health, politics, and sexuality. They take place in African American kitchens, at Hindu Bengali weddings, and inside Hasidic Jewish homes. The conversation is intimate and global at once. Layered into these reminiscences are tributes to influences throughout history: Jackie Kennedy, Lena Horne, Farrah Fawcett, the Grateful Dead, and Botticelli’s Venus. The long and the short of it is that our hair is our glory—and our nemesis, our history, our self-esteem, our joy, our mortality. Every woman knows that many things in life matter more than hair, but few bring as much pleasure as a really great hairdo."A terrific read for those of us who obsess about our hair. Or those who live with those of us who do. A collection that’s, I dare say, a cut above the rest.” —Mary Morris, author of The Jazz Palace
Me, Myself and Ike
by K. L. DenmanSeventeen-year-old Kit is paranoid, confused and alone, but neither he nor his family and friends understand what is happening to him.
Meal Prep Cookbook for Men: Fuel Your Fitness with Healthy Meals
by Ted Kallmyer BA, M.Ed.Feed your fitness goals Your body is a complex machine, and to keep it performing you need to fuel it right. The Meal Prep Cookbook for Men helps take the guesswork out of making smart, performance-based food choices. This healthy cookbook provides easy, delicious recipes tailored to men's bodies, lifestyles, and activity levels. Are you looking to build muscle? Improve your cardio? Or a mix of both? No other cookbooks for men offer six fitness-focused meal prep plans designed to maximize your nutrient intake and minimize your costs and food waste. Plus, the preps are simple, with daily meal charts, flavor-filled meals, and easily sourced ingredients. Step-by-step prep—Every meal prep plan includes shopping and equipment lists, detailed cooking instructions, and storage and reheating suggestions. Intro to nutrition—Learn the essentials of macro and micronutrients and how to stock your kitchen to better eat like an athlete. Tailor your program—Discover how fit men cook so you can create your own meal plan and prep to suit your tastes and individual goals with more than 100 recipes to mix and match. Save time and fuel your performance with the handy, healthy recipes in the Meal Prep Cookbook for Men.
Meal Prep Cookbook for Runners: Healthy Meals to Prepare, Grab, and Go
by Rebecca ToutantSupport your running goals with easy, healthy meal prep plansThe right balance of nutritious foods can fuel your body for optimal athletic performance—and meal prep makes it easy to achieve that balance. The Meal Prep Cookbook for Runners simplifies healthy eating with six weeks of nourishing meal plans and a collection of crave-worthy recipes designed especially for runners.This running cookbook includes:Nutrition for runners—Learn how to calculate your nutritional needs to optimize your diet for daily running, race day, and endurance training.Complete meal plans—Find meal plans that include detailed prep instructions so you can reduce your time spent in the kitchen and eat confidently all week.Simple recipes—Explore recipes that emphasize healthy, whole foods and include detailed nutritional information to help you easily prepare dishes that align with your running practice.Optimize energy, endurance, and recovery with healthy meal prep plans for runners.
Meal Prep Diabetes Cookbook: 4 Weeks of Easy Meal Plans
by Kathy BirkettMix-and-match batch prep plans for eating with diabetesTraditional meal prep can be tedious and boring, leaving you to eat the same recipes day after day. This top choice in diabetes cookbooks shows you how to batch cook a handful of ingredients once and mix and match those elements to create a variety of easy meals that help manage your blood sugar all week.Everything meal prep-focused diabetes cookbooks should be, this book shows you how to turn healthy, pre-prepped ingredients—like sautéed chicken or stir-fry veggies—into dishes like Teriyaki Chicken Stir-Fry and Ranch Chicken Wrap with Sweet Potatoes. That way, it only takes a few minutes to assemble a complete dish when you're ready to enjoy a meal.Go beyond other diabetes cookbooks with:Balanced eating basics—Learn about the nutrients your body needs to thrive on a diabetes-friendly diet and how to build a balanced meal using the plate method.Diabetic meal prep for beginners—Jump confidently into meal prep with four weeks of grocery lists, recipes, and step-by-step instructions for prep day and day-of assembly.Bonus recipes—Discover additional recipes for breakfasts, snacks, and treats to round out your weekly meal plans, making this one of the most complete diabetes cookbooks available.Keep your meal plans exciting and easy with this standout among diabetes cookbooks.
Meal Prep Your Way to Weight Loss: 28 Days to a Fitter, Healthier You
by Nikki SharpA 28-day program for eating clean, featuring more than 100 healthy recipes with time-saving advance-prep methods, from the author of The 5-Day Real Food Detox “An effective guide to help you achieve a healthier life and stop dieting once and for all.”—Mark Hyman, M.D., #1 New York Times bestselling author of Food: What the Heck Should I Eat? LOSE WEIGHT IN JUST FOUR WEEKS Any successful goal starts with a plan. And diet and fitness guru Nikki Sharp knows all about planning. The former model, Instagram star, and author of The 5-Day Real Food Detox discovered that the best way to drop pounds and feel great is through meal prep: making portion-controlled dishes in advance that can be enjoyed all week. Now Sharp shares her secrets and shortcuts for creating a week’s worth of healthy, plant-based food designed to help you lose the weight and keep it off. Meal Prep Your Way to Weight Loss breaks it down for you in three easy parts: First, you’ll learn the life-changing, health-altering meal-prep system. Second, you’ll discover “super meals” that infuse ultra-nutrition into every bite. Finally, you’ll receive Sharp’s 28-day guide to meal prepping your weekly breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks with ease. As a meal prep master, you’ll enjoy ● steady, satisfying weight loss—up to five pounds each week ● automatic portion control without counting calories, fat grams, or carbohydrates ● an escape from emotional eating and bingeing ● tips and tricks for easy-to-freeze preps ● stress-free cooking, eating—and an overall healthly lifestyle Loaded with photos, grocery shopping lists, and such delicious recipes as Noodles and Cashew Cream, Summer Spring Rolls, Orange Dreamsicle Bliss Balls, and Paleo Bread, Meal Prep Your Way to Weight Loss will save you time and money—and help you eat clean and sustainably for the rest of your life!“This book is a must-read for anyone trying to lose weight, get healthy, or change his or her life. Meal prepping is the key to sustainable habits, and Nikki breaks it down to help you succeed.”—David Zinczenko, #1 New York Times bestselling author and NBC News health and wellness contributor
Meal Prep for Two: 8 Weekly Plans & 75 Recipes to Get Healthier Together
by Casey Seiden RD, MS, CDNSpend less money and more time together—easy, healthy meal prep for two Convenience doesn't have to come with a cost to your wallet, health, or sanity! Now you can prepare delicious, nourishing dishes for two ahead of time—and savor them throughout the week, stress-free. Whether you're prepping food with a partner, family member, or roommate, Meal Prep for Two will help you build simple and balanced meals together. Jump right into eight flavor-packed, week-long meal plans for two people. Follow along with detailed shopping lists and step-by-step meal prep instructions for either one or two nights a week. The breakfasts, lunches, dinners, and snacks—perfectly portioned for two—include nutritional info and food storage guidelines. Let's get cooking! Inside Meal Prep for Two, you'll find: 8 weekly plans—Enjoy a variety of uniquely-themed meal prep plans: Mediterranean Staycation, Better Than Takeout, Beat the Heat, and more. 75 tasty recipes—Try Zucchini Cheddar Scones, Turkey Club Salad Jars, Sheet Pan Ratatouille with Roasted Salmon, and more. Prep smarter—Get advice on adjustments for dietary needs, smart ingredient reuse, and sequence and division of meal prep tasks. Prepping meals for two is easy, affordable, and fun with Meal Prep for Two.
Meal Prep for Weight Loss: Weekly Plans and Recipes to Lose Weight the Healthy Way
by Kelli Shallal RDSimple meal prep and recipes for long-term weight loss successEating healthy to lose weight doesn't have to mean spending tons of money or hours in the kitchen every day. Meal Prep for Weight Loss teaches you how to prepare healthy meals in efficient batches so you can enjoy them all week long. With these meal plans and recipes, you'll always have a fast, nourishing meal to reach for—helping you feel great and lose weight sustainably, week after week.Learn the basics of meal planning and quick, consistent food preparation. Brush up on food safety and storage, and get tips for reheating food and using up leftovers. Each plan includes shopping lists, recipes, and step-by-step instructions for meal prep. Most of the batch-friendly recipes are suited to a Mediterranean or DASH diet, and all include nutritional information, so you can easily swap them into your meal plans.This meal prep cookbook includes:8 Meal Prep plans—Start off easily with basic 3-recipe plans and work your way to more fast and efficient 6-recipe plans.75 Flavorful recipes—Enjoy Cinnamon-Roasted Sweet Potatoes, Easy Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas, Crunchy Rainbow Salad with Thai Peanut Dressing.Easy, balanced eating—Portion out the veggies, protein, and carbs on your plate to promote steady energy levels and sustainable weight loss.Stay on track to your weight loss goals with the perfectly portioned meal prep plans in this healthy cookbook.
Meal by Meal
by Donald AltmanMeal by Meal is a book of comfort, guidance, and insight for anyone with an unhealthy relationship with food. Its power is in its approach: each day is a self-contained journey of conscious eating to help people nurture new and sustainable attitudes and practices. Although bad habits cannot be changed overnight, the author -- Buddhist devotee Donald Altman -- shows how to find peace by focusing on food issues one meal at a time. He shares inspirational daily meditations, including quotes from Zen stories, Native American practices, Hindu scriptures, the Bible, and sages from all major wisdom traditions. He also explores food preparation, rituals, and social attitudes and examines questions like "How can we learn that eating is not a pleasure race, but an area to find grace?" and "How can we stop using food to fill ourselves up, and instead use it to fulfill ourselves?" Through daily reflections, Altman enables people to make wise food choices and create balance in their lives.
Meals She Eats: Empowering Advice, Relatable Stories, and Over 25 Recipes to Take Control of Your PCOS
by Tom Sullivan Rachael SullivanNew York Times BestsellerA first of its kind, functional lifestyle guide for PCOS, complete with personal stories and nourishing recipesYou&’ve been diagnosed with or suspect polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). You&’ve done some research, and you want to start the journey of regulating your cycle and managing your symptoms naturally.Can you relate to bloating, acne, cramps, and irregular periods? And beyond these typical PMS symptoms, do you also experience intense mood swings, irritability, heavy flow, and crippling fatigue? These were the norms in Rachael&’s life that she was told were just a part of being a woman. Like her, you know these aren&’t normal, but you have the hope of living symptom free.Meals She Eats is the guide you've been looking for. This book bridges the gap between research and personal experience and offers everything you need to know to naturally manage your diagnosis during each phase of your cycle. What&’s going on in your body and whyTasty recipes designed with optimal nutrientsHelpful shopping lists that make eating healthy easyStrategic movement advice so you feel your bestSelf-care practices part of a holistic therapeutic approachJournaling methods for targeted healingLaugh with Tom and Rachael, who are in your very shoes, and enjoy recipes loaded with the seasonal, nutrient-rich foods your body craves. Their personal stories of successes, mistakes, and everything between (looking at you, tampon chronicle) will keep your spirits high as you empower yourself with specific and actionable diet and lifestyle modifications, learn how to collaborate effectively with doctors, and understand your cycle to relieve the worst of your symptoms.
Meals That Heal - One Pot: Promote Whole-body Health With 100+ Anti-inflammatory Recipes For Your Stovetop, Sheet Pan, Instant Pot, And Air Fryer
by Carolyn WilliamsBoost your health with just one pot or pan, 15 minutes of prep, and 100 flexible anti-inflammatory recipes Why live with chronic inflammation when you can cure it with delicious food? Meals That Heal – One Pot presents over 100 quick-fix recipes for your stovetop, sheet pan, Instant Pot, and air fryer—packed with anti-inflammatory foods that will help you feel your best. Plus, James Beard Award winner and culinary nutrition expert Carolyn Williams includes vegetarian, low-carb, gluten-free, and dairy-free options perfect for everyone. Toss-and-go meals: Mediterranean Quinoa Salad, Avocado-Feta Shrimp Toss Soups and salads: Chile Verde with Shredded Pork, Street Corn Salad Meatless mains: Skillet Shakshuka, White Cheddar-Pumpkin Mac and Cheese Desserts and drinks: Chocolate Chip Almond Butter Cookies, Elderflower Margaritas Don’t brush off warning signs of inflammation (such as tiredness, frequent colds, or acid reflux). With Meals That Heal – One Pot, you’ll reduce not only these nuisance symptoms but also inflammation’s long-term risks: immune dysfunction, high blood pressure, heart disease, cancer, and more. Carolyn’s four-step approach, stress-busting tips, genius meal-prep hacks, and weekly menus make it easy to change your diet and heal inflammation with food—instantly.
Meals That Heal Inflammation, Completely Revised and Updated Edition: Embrace Healthy Living and Eliminate Pain, One Meal at a Time
by Julie DanilukFrom bestselling author Julie Daniluk, R.H.N., comes a fully revised and updated edition of the groundbreaking guide to overcoming inflammatory pain, featuring over 110 delicious healing recipes.Inflammation is a silent enemy, lurking beneath conditions such as allergies, asthma, arthritis, autoimmunity, cancer, dementia, diabetes, heart disease and skin disorders. When inflammation gets out of control, the result is pain and discomfort—and it&’s a phenomenon that&’s on the rise. If you&’re one of the millions of people with these and other health conditions, then you know firsthand what havoc inflammation can cause.This fully revised new edition of Meals That Heal Inflammation includes both proven strategies and the latest cutting-edge science about inflammation. A comprehensive guide that will help you understand the causes of inflammation and provides a clear and targeted step-by-step plan to prevent or treat it, so pain doesn&’t have to be your destiny. New and revised material includes:Clear and concise information about the global rise of inflammation, the four root causes and steps to prevent or treat to alleviate inflammatory painNew innovative testing method to identify the origin of your inflammationHow to personalize your food and herbal remedies to conquer inflammatory health issuesOver 110—fully-revised with over 40 brand new—easy-to-make and nourishing recipes that can naturally heal inflammationThis invaluable resource is packed with the latest evidence-based information about inflammation and the healing properties of everyday foods, reference charts, diagnostic quizzes, healing recipes, and more. Your journey to healing starts today with Meals That Heal Inflammation!
Meals That Heal Inflammation: Embrace Healthy Living and Eliminate Pain, One Meal at a Time
by Julie DanilukTV host and nutritionist Julie Daniluk reveals just how much pain is caused by inflammation and shows how to relieve it through diet. Featuring a practical nutrition guide, menu plan and 130 easy and delicious recipes, Meals that Heal Inflammation makes healthful eating a true pleasure. Inflammation is on the rise. Conditions such as allergies, skin disorders, asthma, heart disease, arthritis and any other condition ending in "itis" all have an inflammatory component. In Meals that Heal Inflammation registered holistic nutritionist Julie Daniluk shows how to change our immune response through diet. The first part of the book outlines the six causes of inflammation and gets to the root of the pain we experience. She then shows how to build a healthy kitchen full of foods that will contribute to our wellbeing. The book's easy and tempting recipes include quinoa salad, salmon with fennel and even key lime pie. Extensively researched, and full of information about the healing properties of everyday foods, Meals that Heal Inflammation will be a mainstay in any kitchen with a healthy focus.
Meals That Heal Inflammation: Embrace Healthy Living and Eliminate Pain, One Meal at at Time
by Julie DanilukTV host and nutritionist Julie Daniluk reveals just how much pain is caused by inflammation and shows how to relieve it through diet. Featuring a practical nutrition guide, menu plan and 130 easy and delicious recipes, Meals that Heal Inflammation makes healthful eating a true pleasure.Inflammation is on the rise. Conditions such as allergies, skin disorders, asthma, heart disease, arthritis and any other condition ending in "itis" all have an inflammatory component. In Meals that Heal Inflammation registered holistic nutritionist Julie Daniluk shows how to change our immune response through diet. The first part of the book outlines the six causes of inflammation and gets to the root of the pain we experience. She then shows how to build a healthy kitchen full of foods that will contribute to our well-being. The book's easy and tempting recipes include quinoa salad, salmon with fennel and even key lime pie. Extensively researched, and full of information about the healing properties of everyday foods, Meals that Heal Inflammation will be a mainstay in any kitchen with a healthy focus.From the Trade Paperback edition.
Meals That Heal: 100+ Everyday Anti-Inflammatory Recipes in 30 Minutes or Less: A Cookbook (Meals That Heal)
by Carolyn Williams100+ delicious, quick, and easy anti-inflammatory recipes to make for the whole family—all ready in 30 minutes or less!&“The real key to eating healthy for all ages—is reducing inflammatory foods and increasing certain nutrients. My challenge became how to make anti-inflammatory meals easy, quick, and most importantly, taste good,&” writes Carolyn Williams in her bestselling cookbook, Meals that Heal, the FIRST anti-inflammatory book written by a James Beard Award–winning registered dietician—and the FIRST multi-purpose book on the market for those who want to make changes before they have a condition. With more than 100 quick and tasty recipes featuring natural, healthy ingredients that have researched-backed abilities to cool inflammation, balance gut health, and detox the body, Meals that Heal will show you how to prevent future diseases, as well as heal or improve most conditions by making a few simple changes to your diet. Inside you&’ll find: -Information about Inflammation and its effects, including eating recommendations for carbs, proteins, and fats, as well as FAQs -A 4-Step Jumpstart Program: #1 Assess, #2 Detox and Restore, #3 Target or Reassess, #4 Eat and Feel Good -100+ Meals ready in 30 min or less that won&’t break your budget, including tips to make the recipes more family-friendly and how to prep in advance -Vegan, Gluten-Free, and Dairy-Free recipes, each marked with colorful graphics to make them easy to find, alongside nutritional information for each recipe in the book -A complete refrigerator/pantry stock list of anti-inflammatory foods, the top inflamers to avoid, a store-bought product buying guide, and on-the-go eating guidelines -7 different weekly menu plans covering the most common conditions: Detox and Restore, Prevent or Manage Type 2 Diabetes, Cancer Prevention, Heart Health, Brain Health, Joint Health and Pain Relief, and Autoimmune Conditions Now you can gain more energy, improve concentration, eliminate headaches and skin conditions, slow the aging process, and so much more, while eating easy and delicious meals!
Meals Without Squeals: Child Care Feeding Guide and Cookbook (3rd Edition)
by Christine Berman Jacki FromerAn essential resource, in a new expanded edition for parents and childcare providers. This book combines nutrition information with menus and recipes, while offering solutions to common feeding problems. With material on the new Food Guide Pyramid, it helps caregivers meet the nutritional needs of children in the 1990s.
Meals that Heal Inflammation: Embrace Healthy Living And Eliminate Pain, One Meal At A Time
by Julie DanilukDid you know that virtually every health condition from asthma to irritable bowel syndrome is linked to inflammation? When inflammation gets out of control, the result is pain and discomfort—and it’s a phenomenon that’s on the rise. If you’re one of the millions of people who have been affected by allergies, diabetes, skin disorders, heart disease, arthritis, or any other condition ending in "-itis," then you know firsthand what havoc inflammation can cause. In Meals That Heal Inflammation, television personality and registered holistic nutritionist Julie Daniluk shows you how to conquer these health conditions with foods that will make you feel fantastic. This comprehensive book is packed with meals that can assist the body’s healing process—all while treating your taste buds to new and delicious flavors. The recipes, from healing teas to balanced meals and tempting desserts, are simple to make. Whether it’s the savory cranberry quinoa salad or the sumptuous key lime pie, every recipe in this book contains foods that naturally heal inflammation. Extensively researched and full of reference charts, diagnostic quizzes, food comparison lists, and the latest information about the healing properties of everyday foods, Meals That Heal Inflammation is an essential addition to every kitchen.
Meaning In Suffering: Comfort In Crisis Through Logotherapy
by Elisabeth LukasThis 1986 classic has been renewed with fresh graphics and crisp typesetting. The author’s artistic discovery of the uniqueness of each individual shines across dozens of case studies and examples; thus she illuminates the potential for meaning in the presence of even intractable pain, guilt, and suffering. Lukas demonstrates a living logotherapy, not by standardized techniques, but by the compassion and insight she brings into each therapeutic relationship. "The true heroes of life are not the triumphant victors, but the defeated who find a ray of hope" (p. 52).
Meaning in Life and Why It Matters (The University Center for Human Values Series #40)
by Susan WolfA fresh reflection on what makes life meaningfulMost people, including philosophers, tend to classify human motives as falling into one of two categories: the egoistic or the altruistic, the self-interested or the moral. According to Susan Wolf, however, much of what motivates us does not comfortably fit into this scheme. Often we act neither for our own sake nor out of duty or an impersonal concern for the world. Rather, we act out of love for objects that we rightly perceive as worthy of love—and it is these actions that give meaning to our lives. Wolf makes a compelling case that, along with happiness and morality, this kind of meaningfulness constitutes a distinctive dimension of a good life. Written in a lively and engaging style, and full of provocative examples, Meaning in Life and Why It Matters is a profound and original reflection on a subject of permanent human concern.
Meaning in Life: A Subjectivist Account
by Michael HauskellerThis book develops and defends a subjectivist account of meaning in life, which holds that the only place that meaning can ever be found is in the way we experience the living of our lives. Many philosophers consider that a life can only be meaningful if it meets certain objective standards. For a life to be meaningful, they insist, it needs to make a difference and contribute something important, something that is of value, and not just for the person whose life it is. In contrast, this book contends that meaningfulness is not an objective quality of lives, nor is it in some way dependent on such a quality. Meaning is not like truth, which is commonly thought to be an objective quality of propositions. Statements or beliefs are not true simply because someone thinks or feels that they are true. Something can appear true that is in fact false. But a person cannot feel their life to be meaningful, while in fact it is not, because meaning does not depend on the presence of certain features without which no life can be rightly considered meaningful. The book therefore concludes that many people live a meaningful life. Meaning is not the prerogative of an elite minority. It is not a measure of human accomplishments. This book will be essential reading for philosophers and postgraduate students researching the meaning of life and is also suitable for use in teaching on philosophy courses at university level.
Meaningful Manifestation: Imagination, Intuition, and Other Spiritual Sh*t
by Alea LovelyDetermine what will bring you true fulfillment, examine your most authentic beliefs, and learn to manifest your dreams by building harmony and understanding with the universe.Meaningful Manifestation addresses the gaps that other manifestation books gloss over. Using the IMAGINE method, a unique manifestation framework developed by author Alea Lovely, this book gives you a complete roadmap to get from where you are to where you want to be—and to enjoy the ride!Learn to fall in love with the life you already have, and by achieving this new, positive perspective, become a better vibrational match to what you truly want.The IMAGINE method will guide you through the following 7 lessons:Inception: Where are you starting?Manifestation: What do you want?Anti-Belief: What is the belief challenging what you want?Growth: What change needs to happen to get what you want?Integration: How do you apply that change to your life?Notice: Observing the signs + syncs to help you produce more of it.Expansion: What do you do once you have realized your manifestoManifestation is more than just reciting positive affirmations every day. It is building an understanding of your foundation, your purest desires, and reaching out to embrace the life you want with open arms.
Meanings of ME
by Christopher D. WardChronic fatigue syndrome (CFS or ME) is a problematic diagnosis, and much of the existing writing on the topic is dominated by questions of biology, psychology and causation. The focus on personal, interpersonal and public meanings in Meanings of ME signals a paradigm shift in thinking about CFS/ME. Contributions from clinicians and academics as well as from those who have personal knowledge of CFS/ME highlight the varied experiences of the illness. Rather than insisting on a specifictheory of the illness, the authors provide fresh perspectives on the sometimes conflicting ways in which the diagnosis and symptoms of CFS/ME are interpreted by doctors, patients and others. The book's early chapters survey four different ways in which CFS/ME can be presented: as lived experience, as a scientific phenomenon, as a medical diagnostic classification, and as a product of culture. The personal, interpersonal and public meanings of CFS/ME are then discussed before an explorationof stigma and identity from both personal and professional standpoints.
Measures for Clinical Practice and Research, Volume 1: Couples, Families, and Children (Fifth Edition)
by Kevin Corcoran Joel FischerOne of the key challenges of all types of practice and research is finding a way to measure the problem. This seminal 2-volume book contains hundreds of the most useful measurement tools for use in clinical practice and in research. All measures are critiqued by the editors, who provide guidance on how to select and score them and the actual measures are wholly reproduced. This first volume, focusing on measures for use with couples, families, and children, includes an introduction to the basic priniciples of measurement, an overview of different types of measures, and an overview of the Rapid Assessment Inventories included herein. Volume I also contains descriptions and reviews of each instrument, as well as information on how they were selected and how to administer and score them. This book is designed as the definitive reference volume on assessment measures for both practice and research in clinical mental health. This fifth edition of Corcoran and Fischer's Measures for Clinical Practice and Research is updated with a new preface, new scales, and updated information for existing instruments, expanding and cementing its utility for members of all the helping professions, including psychology, social work, psychiatry, counseling, nursing, and medicine. Alone or as a set, these classic compendiums are powerful tools that clinicians and researchers alike will find an invaluable addition to - or update of - their libraries.
Measures of Health Literacy: Workshop Summary
by Institute of MedicineHealth literacy--the ability for individuals to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services to facilitate appropriate health decisions--is increasingly recognized as an important facet of health care and health outcomes. Although research on health literacy has grown tremendously in the past decade, there is no widely agreed-upon framework for health literacy as a determinant of health outcomes. Most instruments focus on assessing an individual's health literacy, yet the scope of health literacy reaches far beyond an individual's skills and abilities. Health literacy occurs in the context of the health care system, and therefore measures of health literacy must also assess the demands and complexities of the health care systems with which patients interact. For example, measures are needed to determine how well the system has been organized so that it can be navigated by individuals with different levels of health literacy and how well health organizations are doing at making health information understandable and actionable. To examine what is known about measures of health literacy, the Institute of Medicine convened a workshop. The workshop, summarized in this volume, reviews the current status of measures of health literacy, including those used in the health care setting; discusses possible surrogate measures that might be used to assess health literacy; and explores ways in which health literacy measures can be used to assess patient-centered approaches to care.