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All You Need to Know About Puberty for Girls (Grow Up Great! #2)
by Olivia KeyA fun, positive and reassuring guide to puberty for girlsGet ready for puberty and all its thrills and spills with this handy guide! The core scientific information is balanced with plenty of guidance on how to take the best care of yourself during puberty, both physically and emotionally, and includes fun features and activities, including mini-quizzes, 'It's not just you!' facts and true or false panels.Funny, cartoon-style illustration will help to keep the mood and message of the books light and positive, and is complimented by a clever design with bold typography. Perfect reading for girls aged 9 and up. And you can find out what's going on in the world of boys with Grow Up Great: All You Need to Know About Puberty for Boys.Chapter 1: Goodbye girl, hello woman! / Ready, steady ... puberty! / What's the point of puberty? / When does puberty start? / What makes puberty happen? / The first signs / From girls to women / What will I look like after puberty? / Chapter 2: Big body changes / Embarrassing adults / Talking breasts / Bring on the bras! / Buying your first bra / Bra-illiant facts and top advice / Putting spots in the spotlight / Quiz: Spot the facts / Hair everywhere! / Smelly stuff / Hair down there / Take a closer look / Chapter 3: The world of periods / The inside story / Know your periods / What to expect during a period / Period pants and pads / Tampons and menstrual cups / What's right for you? / Feeling great during your period / Pesky PMS / Er, what about boys? / Chapter 4: Mind your head / Emotions all over / Feeling okay or not okay / Dealing with your family /Grow your confidence / Build your body image / Chapter 5: Getting social / Friendships / Friends or enemies? / Bullying / The highs and lows of being online / Funny new feelings / Love etc / It's (not actually that) complicated / Chapter 6: Taking care of you / Fuel your body! / Fit and strong / Leaving puberty behind / Growing up great FAQs / Useful words and info / Index
All about Your Eyes, Second Edition, revised and updated
by Facs, Henry Feng, Md, And Tanya S. Glaser Edited Md, Facs, Henry Feng, Md, And Ta FekratA concise, easy-to-understand reference book, the revised and updated second edition of All about Your Eyes tells you what you need to know to care for your eyes and what to expect from your eye doctor. In this reliable guide, leading eye care experts:* explain eye anatomy and how healthy eyes work* describe various eye diseases, including pink eye, cataract, glaucoma, age-related macular degeneration, and diabetic retinopathy* provide up-to-date information on surgeryFor each eye problem, the authors describe in simple, straightforward language:* what it is* the symptoms* what, if anything, you can do to prevent it* when to call the doctor* diagnostic tests and treatment* the likelihood of recoveryAll about Your Eyes includes a glossary of technical terms and, following each entry, links to websites where further information may be found.Contributors. Natalie A. Afshari, MD, Rosanna P. Bahadur, MD, Paramjit K. Bhullar, MD, Faith A. Birnbaum, MD, Cassandra C. Brooks, MD, Pratap Challa, MD, Melissa Mei-Hsia Chan, MBBS, Ravi Chandrashekhar, MD, MSEE, Nathan Cheung, OD, FAAO Claudia S. Cohen, MD, Vincent A. Deramo, MD, Cathy DiBernardo, RN, Laura B. Enyedi, MD, Sharon Fekrat, MD, Henry L. Feng, MD, Brenton D. Finklea, MD, Anna Ginter, MD, Tanya S. Glaser, MD, Michelle Sy Go, MD, MS, Mark Goerlitz-Jessen, MD, Herb Greenman, MD, Abhilash Guduru, MD, Preeya Gupta, MD, Renee Halberg, MSW, LCSW, S. Tammy Hsu, MD, Alessandro Iannaccone, MD, MS, FARVO, Charlene L. James, OD, Kim Jiramongkolchai, MD, Michael P. Kelly, FOPS, Muge R. Kesen, MD, Kirin Khan, MD, Wajiha Jurdi Kheir, MD, Jane S. Kim, MD, Jennifer Lira, MD, Katy C. Liu, MD, PhD, Ramiro S. Maldonado, MD, Ankur Mehra, MD, Priyatham S. Mettu, MD, Prithvi Mruthyunjaya, MD, MHS, Nisha Mukherjee, MD, Kenneth Neufeld, MD, Kristen Peterson, MD, James H. Powers, MD, S. Grace Prakalapakorn, MD, MPH, Michael Quist, MD, Leon Rafailov, MD, Roshni Ranjit-Reeves, MD, Nikolas Raufi, MD, William Raynor, BS, Cason Robbins, BS, Ananth Sastry, MD, Dianna L. Seldomridge, MD, MBA, Terry Semchyshyn, MD, Ann Shue, MD, Julia Song, MD, Brian Stagg, MD, Christopher Sun, MBBS, Anthony Therattil, BS, Daniel S.W. Ting, MBBS, Fay Jobe Tripp, MS, OTR/L, CLVT, CDRS, Obinna Umunakwe, MD, PhD, Lejla Vajzovic, MD, Susan M. Wakil, MD, C. Ellis Wisely, MD, MBA, Julie A. Woodward, MD
All in Her Head: The Truth and Lies Early Medicine Taught Us About Women's Bodies and Why It Matters Today
by Elizabeth ComenFinalist for the 2025 PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing AwardUSA Today Bestseller“All in Her Head accomplishes a remarkable feat of storytelling. By combining essential medical histories about women’s bodies with all the narrative propulsion of a medical thriller, Comen has written a must-read, compelling, and important book.”—Siddhartha Mukherjee, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Emperor of All Maladies and The Song of the Cell“Wow! This book will upend everything you thought you knew about your body while empowering you to make better decisions moving forward. Through storytelling, extensive research, and easy recommendations, Dr. Elizabeth Comen has given us all a priceless road map to reclaim our agency.”—Eve Rodsky, author of Fair PlayA surprising, groundbreaking, and fiercely entertaining medical history that is both a collective narrative of women’s bodies and a call to action for a new conversation around women’s health.For as long as medicine has been a practice, women's bodies have been treated like objects to be practiced on: examined and ignored, idealized and sexualized, shamed, subjugated, mutilated, and dismissed. The history of women’s healthcare is a story in which women themselves have too often been voiceless—a narrative instead written from the perspective of men who styled themselves as authorities on the female of the species, yet uninformed by women’s own voices, thoughts, fears, pain and experiences. The result is a cultural and societal legacy that continues to shape the (mis)treatment and care of women.While the modern age has seen significant advancements in the medical field, the notion that female bodies are flawed inversions of the male ideal lingers on—as do the pervasive societal stigmas and lingering ignorance that shape women’s health and relationships with their own bodies.Memorial Sloan Kettering oncologist and medical historian Dr. Elizabeth Comen draws back the curtain on the collective medical history of women to reintroduce us to our whole bodies—how they work, the actual doctors and patients whose perspectives and experiences laid the foundation for today’s medical thought, and the many oversights that still remain unaddressed. With a physician’s knowledge and empathy, Dr. Comen follows the road map of the eleven organ systems to share unique and untold stories, drawing upon medical texts and journals, interviews with expert physicians, as well as her own experience treating thousands of women.Empowering women to better understand ourselves and advocate for care that prioritizes healthy and joyful lives— for us and generations to come—All in Her Head is written with humor, wisdom, and deep scientific and cultural insight. Eye-opening, sometimes enraging, yet always captivating, this shared memoir of women’s medical history is an essential contribution to a holistic understanding and much-needed reclaiming of women’s history and bodies.
All in My Head: An Epic Quest to Cure an Unrelenting, Totally Unreasonable, and Only Slightly Enlightening Headache
by Paula Kamen"All in My Head" is the remarkable story of patience, acceptance, and perseverance in the face of terrifying pain due to a never-ending headache.
All of Baby, Nose to Toes
by Victoria AdlerFrom eyes to ears, tummy to nose, legs to toes, there's a lot for baby to discover - and even more for a family to love. Bright, buoyant art and a roly-poly little baby are sure to inspire plenty of giggling and grabbing and feet-in-the-air-ing. For every baby - and every parent who loves that baby to bits - here's the perfect first book.
All of Us Warriors: Cancer Stories of Survival and Loss
by Rebecca Whitehead MunnIn All of Us Warriors, Rebecca Whitehead Munn paints a realistic picture of the impact cancer has on an individual’s life, and she attempts to demystify the experience by sharing heartfelt stories from twenty survivors and the loved ones of those that passed. They are mothers and fathers with seven types of cancers and all stages of the disease, as well as advice regarding how to approach someone you love living with cancer and tips and tricks for helping others feel joy in the midst of pain. This inspirational book provides a positive outlook of strength and perseverance through belief in a higher power, reinforcing the idea that the reader is stronger than cancer and not alone, and offering real strategies that cannot be found in online medical sites. Like a conversation with a new best friend (or twenty of them), All of Us Warriors is full of understanding, acceptance, and practical advice gained from personal experience.
All of a Piece: A Life with Multiple Sclerosis
by Barbara D. WebsterFor fourteen years, Barbara Webster suffered from multiple sclerosis undetected. Physicians and friends had considered her neurotic with her "imaginary" ailments. Here, Barbara describes the gradual process of accepting life with a chronic, potentially disabling disease. All of a Piece is an exploration of the emotional and psychological consequences of chronic disease and its experience within American culture.
All the Days of Her Life
by Lurlene McdanielA teenager struggles to come to terms with her parents' divorce and her diabetes.
All the Ways the World Can End
by Abby SherAll the Ways the World can End by Abby Sher is at times heart wrenching while at others hilarious. Lenny (short for Eleanor) feels like the world is about to end. Her best friend is moving to San Francisco and her dad is dying. To cope with her stress Lenny is making a list of all the ways the world can end—designer pathogens, blood moon prophecies, alien invasion—and stockpiling supplies in a bunker in the backyard. Then she starts to develop feelings for her dad's very nice young doctor—and she thinks he may have feelings for her too. Spoiler alert: he doesn't. But a more age-appropriate love interest might. In a time of complete uncertainty, one thing's for sure: Lenny's about to see how everything is ending and beginning. All at the same time.
All the Wild Hungers: A Season of Cooking and Cancer
by Karen BabineA &“lovely&” memoir of caring for a mother with cancer, reflecting on our appetites for food and for life (Minneapolis Star Tribune). When her mother is diagnosed with a rare cancer, Karen Babine—cook, collector of vintage cast iron, and fiercely devoted daughter, sister, and aunt—can&’t help but wonder: feed a fever, starve a cold, but what do we do for cancer? And so she commits to preparing her mother anything she will eat, a vegetarian diving into the unfamiliar world of bone broth and pot roast. In this series of mini-essays, Babine ponders the intimate connections between food, family, and illness. As she notes that her sister&’s unborn baby is the size of lemon while her mother&’s tumor is the size of a cabbage, she reflects on what draws us toward food metaphors to describe disease. What is the power of language, of naming, in a medical culture where patients are too often made invisible? How do we seek meaning where none is to be found—and can we create it from scratch? And how, Babine asks as she bakes cookies with her small niece and nephew, does a family create its own food culture across generations? Generous and bittersweet, All the Wild Hungers is an affecting chronicle of one family&’s experience of illness and of a writer's culinary attempt to make sense of the inexplicable. &“[Babine] continues to navigate her way through extraordinary challenges with ordinary comforts, finding poetry in the everyday. Reading this quiet book should provide the sort of balm for those in similar circumstances that writing it must have for the author.&”―Kirkus Reviews &“Profound…Anyone who has experienced a family member&’s struggle with cancer will be stabbed by recognition throughout this book…In the end, the overriding hunger referred to in this lovely book&’s title is the hunger for life.&”―Minneapolis Star Tribune
Alla ricerca di Significato
by Asma ElferkoussParalizzata a causa di un incidente, una giovane donna piena di energia si ritrova da un giorno all’altro costretta a letto. Per tentare di sopravvivere, si addentra nei meandri della sua memoria… Troverà la forza per andare avanti?
Allenare gli addominali in 15 minuti
by Lara Carpinelli Dale L. RobertsSolo 15 minuti di esercizio per sbarazzarsi di quell’odiosa pancetta! Immagina di poter dimagrire dalle cinque alle dieci volte di più e di riuscire a eliminare l’insopportabile grasso addominale. Immagina di non doverti più massacrare di esercizi per ore senza ottenere risultati. Immagina di aver più tempo per te, per la tua famiglia, per rilassarti. Dale L. Roberts, autore di 12 libri di successo su fitness e salute, presenta il suo programma di 10 esercizi addominali da fare in piedi in meno di 15 minuti. Grazie all’esperienza decennale nell’elaborazione di programmi di allenamento sempre più efficaci nel massimizzare il risultato nel minor tempo possibile, Roberts ha individuato il segreto per eliminare la pancia senza fare serie infinite di massacranti esercizi. In questo libro scoprirai: •Come focalizzarti sul grasso addominale •Perché non è necessario contorcersi a terra per ottenere addominali scolpiti •Un programma di 15 minuti da fare ovunque e in qualsiasi momento •Che per allenare il tuo core non hai bisogno di nessun attrezzo •Perché ai fini del dimagrimento è più efficace eseguire gli esercizi in piedi piuttosto che a terra •Che studi scientifici hanno dimostrato che lo stare in piedi aumenta l’aspettativa di vita •Molti altri suggerimenti per ottenere il massimo da qualsiasi programma di allenamento •Come allenarti in poco tempo, in modo da goderti le cose belle della vita •Consigli e tecniche per ottimizzare la tua attuale routine di allenamento •BONUS: Ottieni gratuitamente la guida "The Ten Best Fitness Tools to Get More Results in the Least Time"
Allergen-Free Baker's Handbook: 100 Vegan Recipes [A Baking Book]
by Cybele PascalFree to Eat Sweets!The number of people with food allergies is skyrocketing, leaving puzzled cooks and anxious parents eager to find recipes for "normal" foods that are both safe and delicious. The Allergen-Free Baker's Handbook features 100 tried-and-true recipes that are completely free of all ingredients responsible for 90 percent of food allergies, sparing bakers the all-too-common frustration of having to make unsatisfactory substitutions or rework recipes entirely. To make things even easier, energized and empathetic mom Cybele Pascal demystifies alternative foodstuffs and offers an insider's advice about choosing safe products and sources for buying them. As the head baker for a food-allergic family, food writer Pascal shares her most in-demand treats and how to make them work without allergenic ingredients. Her collection includes a delightfully familiar array of sweets and savory goodies that are no longer off-limits, from Glazed Vanilla Scones, Cinnamon Rolls, and Lemon-Lime Squares to Chocolate Fudge Brownies, Red Velvet Cake, and every kid's favorite: Pizza. In addition to being a lifeline for people with food allergies, sensitivities, and intolerances, these entirely vegan recipes are perfect for anyone looking to avoid artificial and refined ingredients, and those interested in baking with healthful new gluten-free flours such as quinoa, sorghum, and amaranth. Best of all, Pascal has fine-tuned each recipe to please the palates of the most exacting critics: her young sons. Lennon and Monte like these tasty treats even better than their traditional counterparts, and you will too!From the Trade Paperback edition.
Allergen-Free Desserts to Delight Your Taste Buds: A Book for Parents and Kids
by Amanda OrlandoBake sales are a fun and tasty tradition at elementary schools all over, but not necessarily so for kids who have food allergies. Usually restricted to the baked goods prepared by their parents, allergic kids are not able to fully enjoy the ritual of lining up single file and marching over to the bake sale, tables lined with proud moms and delicious treats. Birthday parties and classroom parties are a similar story. Oftentimes, children with allergies will feel left out of the experience because they cannot fully or as freely participate or interact in social situations involving food. When one of the highlights of a party is the big birthday cake or the table of treats, it is hard for kids who are allergic to those things to get excited or feel included. Luckily for these children, Allergen-Free Desserts That Will Fool Your Taste Buds is here, providing such delicious treats as: * Chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream * Mango sorbet * Banana bread * Marble pound cake * Spicy shortbread cookies * Gingerbread cookies * Classic vanilla cupcakes * And many more! With treats so tasty that even children without allergies will flock to them, your allergy-afflicted child will never feel left out again.
Allergen-Free Family Cookbook: Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Casein-Free, Soy-Free, and Nut-Free Recipes
by Erica DanielsA mother's love letter to her son—featuring more than sixty gluten-, dairy-, soy-, casein-, and nut-free recipes. A portion of proceeds from the sale of this book will be donated to autism research. This heartfelt cookbook tells the story of a mother desperate to heal and connect with her hard-to-reach, severely autistic son, Leo, through the most vital everyday activity—cooking. For many years, Erica Daniels had been out to find a successful dietary intervention for eleven-year-old Leo, who suffers from significant food allergies, gastrointestinal disease, and autism. Through trial and error in her own kitchen, she finally hit her gastronomic stride of preparing nourishing meals for her entire family without gluten, dairy, soy, nuts, additives, or GMOS—with Leo by her side. Part cookbook and part love story, Cooking with Leo takes you into the real life messy kitchen of a family affected by autism and food allergies. You will laugh and cry along with Erica and Leo as they cook, create, dance, act silly, and, most importantly, bond. A family-inspired collection of over 60 allergen-free and autism diet–friendly recipes to be prepared and shared together by your whole family, you will make meaningful connections with your child and nurture their passion for cooking with nutritious recipes such as: Teff-Tough Honey WafflesFootball Sunday Turkey ChiliGrandma's Healing Chicken SoupLeo's Italian ArtichokesNanny's Rhubarb SauceYouTube Organic Gummy Candies, and more! Learn not only to cook nutritiously for your whole family, but also to connect with your children, find their gifts and develop their strengths, impart life skills, and tie the family together with healthy food and happy guts.
Allergic Intimacies: Food, Disability, Desire, and Risk
by Michael GillThe first book to explore food allergies in the United States from the perspective of disability and raceAre food allergies disabilities? What structures and systems ensure the survival of some with food allergies and not others? Allergic Intimacies is a groundbreaking critical engagement with food allergies in their cultural representations, advocacy, law, and stories about personal experiences from a disability studies perspective. Author Michael Gill questions the predominantly individualized medical approaches to food allergies, pointing out that these approaches are particularly problematic where allergy testing and treatments are expensive, inconsistent, and inaccessible for many people of color.This thought-provoking book explores the multiple meanings of food allergies and eating in the United States, demonstrating how much more is at stake than we realize, at a critical time when food allergies are on the rise: An estimated 32 million Americans, including one in thirteen children, have food allergies. Diagnoses of food allergies in children have increased by 50 percent since 1997. Yet as the author makes clear, the whiteness of the food allergy community and single-identity disability theory is inherently limiting and insufficient to address the complex choices that those with food allergies make. Gill argues that racism and ableism create unique precarity for disabled people of color that food allergic communities are only beginning to address. There is a huge disparity in access to testing and treatment, with African American and Latinx children having higher risk of adverse outcomes than white children, including more rates of anaphylaxis. Food allergy professionals have a responsibility to move beyond individualized approaches to more robust coalitional efforts grounded in disability and racial justice to undo these patterns of exclusion.Allergic Intimacies celebrates the various creative ways food allergic communities are challenging historical and current practice of exclusion, while identifying the depth of work that still needs to be done to shift focus from a white allergic experience toward a more representative understanding of the racial, ethnic, religious, and economic diversity of those in the United States. Gill’s book is a discerning and vital exploration of the key debates about risks, dangers, safety, representations, and political concerns affecting the lives of individuals with food allergies.
Allergic To Pets?
by Shirlee KalstoneAvoid Allergic Outbreaks–Not Animals!Allergic to Pets?addresses the problem that plagues allergic animal lovers everywhere: how to live with a pet you love when you (or a family member) are allergic to it. Sensitivity to animals is one of the most frequently diagnosed allergies–yet until now, allergic animal lovers have been faced with only two choices: give up their beloved pets or live with the suffering. Finally help is here!Allergic to Pets?is the first book to provide effective advice for cohabiting with cats, dogs, small furry pets, birds, and even horses. Renowned pet expert Shirlee Kalstone explains: • What causes an allergic reaction and how to ward off the worst of it • How to care for your hairy, furry, and feathered pets (and their environments) to minimize allergens • A room-by-room guide to allergen-proofing your home • When to get professional assistance: medicines for the sufferer as well as nontoxic allergen-reducing products formulated specifically for animals And much more! Allergic to Pets?is an indispensable resource for animal-loving allergy sufferers everywhere, packed with much-needed advice, explanations, and helpful tips. From the Trade Paperback edition.
Allergic: Our Irritated Bodies in a Changing World
by Theresa MacPhailAn &“important and deeply researched&” (The Wall Street Journal) exploration of allergies, from their first medical description in 1819 to the cutting-edge science that is illuminating the changes in our environment and lifestyles that are making so many of us sickHay fever. Peanut allergies. Eczema. Either you have an allergy or you know someone who does. Billions of people worldwide—an estimated 30 to 40 percent of the global population—have some form of allergy. Even more concerning, over the last decade the number of people diagnosed with an allergy has been steadily increasing, placing an ever-growing medical burden on individuals, families, communities, and healthcare systems.Medical anthropologist Theresa MacPhail, herself an allergy sufferer whose father died of a beesting, set out to understand why. In pursuit of answers, MacPhail studied the dangerous experiments of early immunologists as well as the mind-bending recent development of biologics and immunotherapies that are giving the most severely impacted patients hope. She scaled a roof with an air-quality controller who diligently counts pollen by hand for hours every day; met a mother who struggled to use WIC benefits for her daughter with severe food allergies; spoke with doctors at some of the finest allergy clinics in the world; and discussed the intersecting problems of climate change, pollution, and pollen with biologists who study seasonal respiratory allergies.This is the story of allergies: what they are, why we have them, and what that might mean about the fate of humanity in a rapidly changing world.
Allergies & Asthma: A Teen's Guide To Contraception And Pregnancy (Young Adult's Guide to the Science of He #15)
by Jean FordWhat do cats, dogs, peanuts, latex, mold, bee venom, pollen, and shellfish all have in common? They're all common allergens; they cause allergic reactions in many people. With so many potential triggers, it's no wonder allergies are a major cause of illness in North America. In fact, allergies affect about 20 percent of the entire population. That means for every five people you know, one probably itches or sneezes from something sometimes. That might include you. Asthma is one of the many illnesses allergies can cause. Since asthma and allergies are chronic conditions--in other words, they don't go away--they require constant management. The better informed you are, the better you will be able to live with allergies or asthma. This book will show you how to take control of allergies and asthma. The first step is to form a partnership with your doctor or other medical practitioner. Don't let allergies or asthma control your life. Get informed...take action...and breathe easy.
Allergies and Adolescents: Transitioning Towards Independent Living
by David R. StukusA first-of-its-kind resource designed for multiple audiences, including the allergist, pediatrician, and other healthcare providers working with adolescents.<P><P> Utilizes a case-based format to discuss specific allergic conditions and various facets of nonadherence.<P> Written by experts in the field of allergy and adolescent medicine.<P>This unique book is intended to assist readers in understanding various allergic diseases as they pertain to the adolescent, with a strong focus on encouraging their transition into self-management. Allergies and Adolescents thoroughly addresses both the cognitive and social development of adolescents and provides effective strategies for involving them in their own self-management. Different types of nonadherence are covered in detail, and specific conditions such as allergic rhinitis, asthma, food allergy, and eczema each have a chapter devoted to a comprehensive discussion of basic concepts surrounding diagnosis and management. These chapters are then followed by a separate chapter providing details as to how that condition can specifically impact adolescents. Chapters containing practical tips that can be immediately implemented by adolescents and their families as well as clinicians conclude the book.<P> Written by experts in their respective fields, Allergies and Adolescents is a comprehensive resource for multiple audiences, including the allergist, pediatrician, and any other healthcare provider working with adolescents, guiding them towards self-management, and preparing them for independent living.
Allergies: Fight Them with the Blood Type Diet
by Catherine Whitney Peter J. D'AdamoOne of the world's most common chronic conditions just got dealt a major blow. Dr. Peter J. D'Adamo, author of the Eat Right 4 (for) Your Type® series--with more than two million copies in print--has developed a brand-new, targeted plan for fighting allergies. With specific tools unavailable in any other book, Allergies: Fight Them with the Blood Type Diet® has four battle plans--individualized for your needs--for preventing and treating environmental and food allergies, chronic sinus infections, asthma, and related allergy conditions. Dr. D'Adamo's Allergies: Fight Them with the Blood Type Diet® battle plan includes: * A diet tailored to your blood type that attacks allergies at their source, reducing inflammatory activity, and pinpointing dietary factors that trigger allergic reactions. * A new category of Super Beneficials highlighting powerful allergy-fighting foods for your blood type. * Blood type-specific protocols for vitamins, supplements, and herbs to target allergies and related conditions. * A four-week plan for getting started with practical strategies for eating, exercising, and living right to fight allergies.
Allergy For Dummies
by William E. Berger Nicole M. FarisAll the info you need to understand your allergies and manage symptoms Allergy For Dummies is your one-stop source for comprehensive information on the different types of allergies and their triggers, along with tips on allergy management and prevention. Accessible, Dummies-style explanations will help you deal with hay fever, asthma, eczema, drug allergies, food sensitivities, and beyond—for yourself or anyone under your care. Get answers to your allergy-related questions, understand your triggers, and learn what you can do about allergies of all types. Ensure that you're in control and receive the help you need, with this friendly guide. Identify what's ailing you by getting tested for allergies and asthma Learn to treat food allergies, allergic skin conditions, drug reactions, and insect stings Know how to prevent anaphylaxis, and what to do if it occurs Understand your treatment options and find resources for additional information Allergy For Dummies is for the millions of people around the world who suffer from some kind of allergic sensitivity and need a thorough and approachable guide on the topic.
Allergy Free with Dr. Z: Understanding Allergies, Asthma, and Much, Much More
by John F. ZwetchkenbaumAn allergist reveals why patients have a hard time finding relief—and offers three steps to ease your symptoms. Allergy sufferers around the world—rejoice! For decades, allergies have been misunderstood and misdiagnosed; as a result, millions of people with allergies (whether they know it or not) have been mistreated. Finally, here is a no-nonsense resource that will educate the reader on what allergies are, what allergies are not, and what we can all do to have a sneeze-free day—every day!
Allergy-Free Desserts: Gluten-free, Dairy-free, Egg-free, Soy-free, and Nut-free Delights
by Elizabeth GordonSafe ways to sweeten the day for people with food allergiesSome twelve million Americans suffer serious allergic reactions to nuts, dairy, gluten, and other ingredients typically found in desserts. Finally, here's a collection of delicious dessert recipes offering a safe option for allergy sufferers who don't want to give up their favorite treats. Even though these recipes are completely free of gluten, dairy, nuts, soy, and eggs, you'll hardly notice the difference. Allergy-free Desserts includes recipes for all of your favorite baked treats—cakes, cupcakes, pies, quick breads, cookies, and dessert bars. Written by Elizabeth Gordon, herself allergic to eggs and wheat, this indispensable cookbook will finally let you enjoy desserts safely again. Featuring 82 recipes and 44 full-color photos Recipes that taste just like the real thing—but without the gluten, dairy, nuts, soy, or eggs The perfect dessert cookbook for the millions of people who suffer from food allergies or Celiac DiseaseAllergies shouldn't hold you back. Allergy-free Desserts finally lets you indulge your sweet tooth.
Allergy-Free Gardening
by Thomas L. OgrenWith allergy problems reaching epidemic levels, horticulturist Tom Ogren set out to investigate the role that urban landscaping plays in this health crisis. What he discovered was startling: The vastly disproportionate cultivation of all-male plant varieties produces large amounts of intensely irritating airborne pollen. This extensively researched reference helps gardeners and landscapers make landscaping choices that can drastically reduce their exposure to harmful allergens.