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Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
xvii, 216 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 22 cm.
Description
Mary Tyler Moore, actress and activist, relates the highs and lows of living with type 1 diabetes for the past forty years, while also tapping into the vast diabetes research network to talk to leading experts who are discovering new ways to control diabetes and its complications.
2) Diabetes
Author
Series
Publisher
AV2
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations ; 22 x 25 cm.
Description
"The In Case of Emergency series will help children understand what is going on and how they should respond during emergency situations they are likely to encounter"--
Author
Description
From the perils of French dentistry to the eating habits of the Australian kookaburra, from the squat-style toilets of Beijing to the particular wilderness of a North Carolina Costco, we learn about the absurdity and delight of a curious traveler's experiences. Whether railing against the habits of litterers in the English countryside or marveling over a disembodied human arm in a taxidermist's shop, Sedaris takes us on side-splitting adventures that...
4) Patina
Author
Series
Track (Jason Reynolds) volume 2
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
233 pages ; 22 cm.
Description
"A newbie to the track team, Patina "Patty" Jones must learn to rely on her family and teammates as she tries to outrun her personal demons"--
Author
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
356 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Description
Eleven-year-old Miranium's summer is going down hill fast: her best friend, Thomas, has moved away, her know-it-all nemesis, Tamika, has moved too near for comfort, her parents are stressed since her father has lost his job, she has just blown up the microwave with an ill advised experiment (destroying her own cellphone in the process), and worst of all her beloved cat, Sir Fig Newton, has developed diabetes; there is no money for his medical care,...
Author
Publisher
Celebra
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
xviii, 282 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Description
"The benefits of a vegan diet cannot be understated, as it has been proven to help prevent cancer, lower cholesterol levels, reduce the risk of heart disease, decrease blood pressure, and even reverse diabetes. As one of today's most sought-after health experts, exercise physiologist Marco Borges has spent years helping his exclusive list of high-profile clients permanently change their lives and bodies through his innovative methods. Celebrities...
Author
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
xv, 299 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
Description
"Eric was 150 pounds overweight, depressed, and sick. After a lifetime of failed diet attempts, and the onset of type 2 diabetes due to his weight, Eric went to a new doctor, who surprisingly prescribed a shelter dog. And that's when Eric met Peety: an overweight, middle-aged, and forgotten dog who, like Eric, had seen better days. The two adopted each other and began an incredible journey together, forming a bond of unconditional love that forever...
9) Patina
Author
Series
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
275 pages (large print) ; 22 cm.
Description
"A newbie to the track team, Patina 'Patty' Jones must learn to rely on her family and teammates as she tries to outrun her personal demons"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
xvii, 221 pages ; 22 cm
Description
"A leading voice in public health policy and top environmental medicine scientist reveals the alarming truth about how hormone-disrupting chemicals are affecting our daily lives--and what we can do to protect ourselves and fight back"--
Author
Publisher
Weinstein Books
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
xvii, 284 p. ; 22 cm.
Description
Promotes weight loss, healthy eating, and conscious consumerism through veganism, arguing that a meat and dairy-free lifestyle helps one lose weight, live longer, and is better for the economy and the environment.
Author
Publisher
Ulysses Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
253 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Description
"Los batidos verdes son la mejor manera de alimentar su cuerpo y de darle potencia a su salud cada d?a, en cuesti?n de minutos. Estos batidos ultra saludables unen a los vegetales de hoja con deliciosas frutas ricas en antioxidantes, y ofrecen en cada sorbo una deliciosa mezcla llena de nutrientes."--Amazon.com.
"Everyone knows that a daily diet rich in fruits and vegetables can prevent obesity, diabetes, heart disease, and even some types of cancer....
Publisher
The Experiment
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
ix, 213 p. : ill. (some col.), map ; 22 cm.
Description
What if one simple change could save you from heart disease, diabetes, and cancer? Examine a whole-foods, plant-based diet-- it could save your life. This accessible guide provides the information you need to adopt and maintain a plant-based diet, with tips on transitioning, success stories from converts, and recipes for delicious, healthy, every-day meals.
Author
Publisher
Hunter House
Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
x, 230 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Description
"The Secret of Vigor: How to Overcome Burnout, Restore Metabolic Balance, and Reclaim Your Natural Energy is a proven and powerful, cutting-edge, 7-day program that can counter the effects of chronic stress to help people: restore balance in the body, improve mental/physical energy, reduce fatigue, alleviate depression, sharpen mental focus, lose weight, and manage their risk of diabetes, cancer and heart disease"--
15) Death benefit
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Description
Behind the prim gates of the Greenwich, Connecticut, McMansions, Wall Street whizzes turn their attentions from mortgages to another possible profit source: the $25 trillion life-insurance industry. By securitizing the policies of the old and sick, they hope to make another financial killing. At the same time, Natalie Savondnik and Ronald Goodall-two exceptional yet aloof medical residents-are working closely with their medical center's premier scientist...
Author
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
ix, 128 pages ; 22 cm
Description
"In Living with Schizophrenia, Drs. Jeffrey Rado and Philip G. Janicak, specialists in treating people who have schizophrenia, offer an easy-to-read primer for people with the disorder, along with their families and other caregivers. Drawing on their combined sixty years of clinical and research experience, Drs. Rado and Janicak define schizophrenia and explain what is known about its causes; discuss the difference between negative symptoms (such...
Author
Publisher
Ecco
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
239 pages ; 22 cm
Description
In this country, unless you attain extraordinary wealth, you will likely be unable to help your loved ones in all the ways you'd hoped. You will learn to live with the specific, hollow guilt of those who leave hardship behind, yet are unable to bring anyone else with them. When Nicole Chung graduated from high school, she couldn't hightail it out of her overwhelmingly white Oregon hometown fast enough. As a scholarship student at a private university...
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Formats
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"From the best-selling author of Why We Get Fat, a groundbreaking, eye-opening expose that makes the convincing case that sugar is the tobacco of the new millennium: backed by powerful lobbies, entrenched in our lives, and making us very sick. Among Americans, diabetes is more prevalent today than ever; obesity is at epidemic proportions; nearly 10% of children are thought to have nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. And sugar is at the root of these,...
Author
Publisher
Metropolitan Books, Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
276 pages ; 22 cm
Description
"In the United States today, a young black man has a sixteen times greater chance of dying from violence than his white counterpart. Violence takes more years of life from black men than cancer, stroke, and diabetes combined. Even black women are more affected by violence than white men, despite its usual gender patterns. These disparities translate into starkly divergent experiences of life and death for whites and blacks in the United States. Yet...
Author
Publisher
J. Wiley
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
xii, 306 pages ; 22 cm
Description
Examines the effects stess has on human health, summarizing the latest scientific findings about the role stress and emotional makeup play in diseases such as diabetes, irritable bowel syndrome,cancer, and arthritis.
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