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Eating for Acid Reflux: A Handbook and Cookbook for Those with Heartburn, by Annabel Cohen
Acid reflux can be life-threatening, and the sooner you learn to control it the better. This book explains in simple terms the reasons reflux happens and what you can do about it – and why you must. |
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The Mold Survival Guide: For You Home and for Your Health by Jeffrey C. May and Connie L. May. Do you have a sensitivity to mold and fungus? Your home may be a perpetuating factor. Learn how to find out and what to do about it. There is an excellent chapter on mold and health. |
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The Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Workbook: Your Program
for Regaining Cognitive Function and Overcoming Emotional Pain
by Douglas J. Mason, Psy.D. Fibrofog may have a traumatic component.
We often disregard the frequent falls and head whacks (some due to
myofascial trigger point proprioception dysfunction), but they can add to
fibrofog, and you may not realize how much trauma you have sustained. This
book can help.
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Curing MS : How Science Is Solving the Mysteries of
Multiple Sclerosis,
by Howard Weiner
This is not a self help book for people with MS, but it is a fascinating and understandable explanation of what is now known about MS, why it has been so difficult to control, and what research is uncovering at this time. The author is the director and founder of the Multiple Sclerosis Center at Massachusetts General Hospital. |
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Restless
Nights: Understanding Snoring and
Sleep Apnea, by Peretz Lavie
Lack of restorative sleep is a common perpetuating factor for fibromyalgia and myofascial pain. Many patients may have undiagnosed sleep apnea, and there are many different varieties. This book clearly explains the basic why, how and where of breathing and oxygen transfer, and then goes into related symptoms and options for treatment. |
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Managing
the Gift: Alternative Approaches for
Attention Deficit Disorder,
by Dr. Kevin Ross Emery
This interesting book looks at ADD from a new perspective, offering alternative resources to deal with troublesome symptoms, as well as ways to utilize other symptoms in a positive way. |
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Taking Control of TMJ: Your Total Wellness Program for Recovering from Temporomandibular Joint Pain, Whiplash, Fibromyalgia and Related Disorders, by Robert O. Uppgaard, DDS Dr. Uppgaard is in private practice in northern Minnesota. Discusses TMJ and how to understand the pain, relieve its symptoms, prevent its recurrence, and avoid unnecessary surgery. Explores the connection between TMJ, fibromyalgia and whiplash. |
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Perimenopause 2 Ed: Changes in Women's Health After 35, by L. Darlene Lanka, James E. Huston, Lois Javanovic Perimenopause is a period between when you first start experiencing hormonal shifts and the beginning of true menopause. If your doctor tells you that "you are too young" to be having menopausal symptoms, you need this book. |
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Breaking
the Bonds of Irritable Bowel If you have IBS, this book may be able to help you modify your symptoms. |
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Multiple Chemical Sensitivity: A Survival Guide, by Pamela Reed Gibson. This book is a good overview of environmental illness written for people who have this condition. It is a survival guide based on the latest research. |
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The Interstitial Cystitis Survival Guide: Your Guide to the Latest Treatment Options and Coping Strategies, by Robert M. Moldwin Interstitial cystitis is more than just an irritable bladder. This book explains pelvic floor anatomy and physiology and how IC and other related conditions may be influenced by them. If you have symptoms that might be IC, this is the book for you. |
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Family
Manual, A manual for families of person
with pain, by Penney Cowan. Chronic pain can affect the whole family. This book will help you to form and maintain a functional family unit in spite of the burdens dealing with chronic pain can bring. |
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TMJ, Its Many Faces: Diagnosis of TMJ and Related Disorders, by Wesley E. Shankland II, DDS, MS, PhD This excellent book covers symptoms of TMJ and its relation to myofascial pain, diagnosis and treatment, and other conditions that may co-exist with TMJ. To learn more, click here. |
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