Demos Health imprint: 137 books
Multiple Sclerosis
A Guide for the Newly Diagnosed, Fourth Edition
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2012
This book has been written for those newly diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. It is a guide to learning about the disease, its potential impact on your life, and the medical treatments now available for managing it successfully. This is a time of great excitement in research and advances in clinical...
The Modified Keto Cookbook
Quick, Convenient Great-Tasting Recipes for Following a Low-Ratio Ketogenic Diet
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2015
Including tips, strategies, and an abundance of great-tasting, simple to prepare recipes, The Modified Keto Cookbook makes following a low-ratio ketogenic diet easy.
The high-fat, low carbohydrate modified ketogenic diet, based on a ratio of fat to non-fat (protein and carbohydrates) of 2:1...
Soccer Injury Prevention and Treatment
A Guide to Optimal Performance for Players, Parents, and Coaches
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2014
Written by the medical coordinator for Major League Soccer, a nationally recognized physical therapist who treats athletes of all ages and abilities, Soccer Injury Prevention and Treatment is a comprehensive, illustrated guide to the best training, strengthening, stretching, nutrition, and hydration...
Multiple Sclerosis
Tips and Strategies for Making Life Easier, Third Edition
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2017
An MS diagnosis presents many unanswered questions: How is this diagnosis going to change my life? Where do I begin? How will I manage to take care of my family, work, and travel? No one knows the answers to these questions better than Shelley Peterman Schwarz, who has lived nearly forty years with...
by Sylvia A. Llewelyn Bower, RN
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2011
User-friendly, evidence-based advice for living a healthy gluten-free lifestyle.
If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with celiac disease or has a sensitivity or allergy to gluten, What Nurses Know: Gluten-Free Lifestyle provides the clear, science-backed information necessary to live and...
The Diabetes Manifesto
Take Charge of Your Life
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2010
Named a 2011 Library Journal Core Nonfiction Book
The Diabetes Manifesto gives people with Diabetes a book that will help them feel in control of their lives, regardless of their changing symptoms or disease status. As diabetes is incurable, it is crucial that people learn to live with it,...
by Randall T. Schapiro, MD, FAAN
Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2007
In clear, understandable language and with helpful illustrations, this book explores every symptom of MS and discusses clinically tested and proven methods for the proper and effective management of each. No symptom is omitted: from spasticity, tremor, weakness, and fatigue to bladder, bowel, and...
Saying Goodbye to Someone You Love
Your Emotional Journey Through End of Life and Grief
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2010
Named a 2010 Self Help Best Book by Library Journal
Saying Goodbye To Someone You Love consists of moving narratives about end of life and grief. These personal histories are complemented by practical guidelines for those caring for their loved ones through the last stages of life. For those...
Multiple Sclerosis
The History of a Disease
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2004
Multiple Sclerosis: The History of a Disease won a 2005 ForeWord Book of the Year Silver Medal!
The basic facts about multiple sclerosis are well known: it is the most common neurologic disease of young adults, usually beginning with episodic attacks of neurologic symptoms, then entering a...
by Helen Buell Whitworth, "MS, BSN"
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2010
Received a 2012 Caregiver Friendly Award from Today's Caregiver Magazine
Although Lewy Body Dementia is the second leading cause of degenerative dementia in the elderly, it is not well known or understood and is often confused with Alzheimer' Disease or Parkinson's. The Caregiver's Guide to...
by Dr. Robert G. Miller, MD, Dr. Deborah Gelinas
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2004
ALS is not a curable disease, but it is a treatable one. Treatments are now available that can make a major difference in prolonging life and enhancing the quality of life for people with the disease, and there are treatments for many of the symptoms of ALS that can help ease its burden.Multidisciplinary...
Mental Sharpening Stones
Manage The Cognitive Challenges Of Multiple Sclerosis
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2008
With an estimated 400,000 multiple sclerosis patients in the United States alone, conservatively speaking, half of the MS population will encounter varying degrees of cognitive difficulties. Newer studies point to a percentage of 65%, affecting over 2.5 million world-wide MS patients.
Mental...
by Martin M. Shenkman, CPA, MBA
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2009
This is the first comprehensive estate-planning guide for those living with a chronic disease or disability. This book is targeted at those planning for the disbursement of their estates, no matter their size.
Estate-planning is crucial for those living with a chronic disease or disability:...
by Marjorie N. Allen, Susan Dublin, Patricia J. Kimmerly
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2012
A Look Inside Alzheimer's is a captivating read for friends, families and loved ones affected by this mind-robbing disease. Individuals with early-stage Alzheimer's disease will take comfort in the voice of a fellow traveler experiencing similar challenges, frustrations, and triumphs. Family and professional...