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Food and drink, Diabetes
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This diabetic cookbook contains over 200 specially created recipes which provide healthy, balanced meals. Each recipe lists calories per serving,…
fat, protein and carbohydrate content. The book also contains a section on diabetes and a healthy lifestyle. 2001.
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Bestsellers (Non-fiction), Health and medicine, Diabetes
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The New York Times bestselling author of "Eat to Live" and "Super Immunity", and one of the country's leading experts…
on preventive medicine, offers a scientifically proven, practical program to prevent and reverse diabetes - without drugs. Bestseller. 2013, c2012.
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Health and medicine, Diabetes
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The authors answer more than 130 frequently asked questions about diabetes. Chapters address general information, facts about Type I and…
Type II diabetes, concerns of family and friends, and weight loss. Also includes results of the 1993 American Diabetes Association's Diabetes Control and Complications Trial Study. 1994.
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Food and drink, Health and medicine, Nutrition, Diabetes
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For diabetics, diet is more than a lifestyle choice - it's the key to controlling the course of their disease.…
Many struggle to maintain a healthy weight because the guidelines of the American Diabetes Association are unhelpful in regulating blood sugar - the critical component in keeping diabetes in check. Dr. Bernstein provides a low-carbohydrate approach that has enabled his patients, and himself, to take control of their disease. 2005.
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Biography, Addiction and substance abuse, Social issues
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Presents transcriptions of conversations with celebrities who suffer from alcoholism or who are involved with such sufferers. Bestseller 1984.
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Addiction and substance abuse, True crime
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A team of investigative journalists look at the international drug problem, with their main focus on Miami, where most of…
the currency is tainted by cocaine trafficking. They show how the lure of money has turned some police officers into dealers and even murderers. 1988.
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Food and drink, Nutrition, Diabetes
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Revised edition containing information on diabetes and its management, based on 1994 recommendations of the American Diabetes Association. Includes advice…
on exercise, alcohol, dining out, and eating while travelling; recipes for soups, breads, meats, poultry, seafood, eggs, cheese, yogurt, pastas, and desserts. 1996, c1978.
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Addiction and substance abuse, Self help, Social issues
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Examines how and why some teenagers become alcoholics, and discusses the ripple effect of teen alcoholism as well as treatment…
and preventative measures. Includes an overview of alcoholism as an addiction or a disease, and looks at its physiological, psychological, and emotional dimensions. Both the individual and societal consequences of teen alcoholism are considered. Some descriptions of violence. For Senior High readers. 2004.
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Canadian non-fiction, General non-fiction, Addiction and substance abuse, Literature, Essays, Social issues
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A collection of 17 essays which present original and critical perspectives from writers, scholars and activists on issues that are…
pertinent to Aboriginal women and their communities in both rural and urban settings. The contributors address such issues as youth health and sexual identity; women's aging, sexuality and health; and caring for children and adults living with fetal alcohol syndrome. 2003.
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Health and medicine, Addiction and substance abuse
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It is estimated that 45 million Americans smoke and nearly 500,000 deaths occur yearly due to smoke-related illnesses. In this…
concise audiobook, Charles F. Wetherall challenges smokers to put out their cigarettes, stop smoking and live a better, healthier life. He offers an easy five-step plan to get smokers to kick the habit - and keep it kicked! 2008.
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Health and medicine, Addiction and substance abuse
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L'objectif de ce livre est d'aider les gens a prendre conscience de leurs habitudes associees au tabac et de ce…
qui se cache derriere car la dependance tabagique est etroitement reliee a d'autres dependances. Malgre tout ce qui a ete ecrit sur le sujet, plusieurs avenues restent a explorer. L'auteur propose ici des strategies simples et efficaces pour cesser de fumer. 1995.
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Health and medicine, Diabetes
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Cette quatrième édition apporte beaucoup d'informations nouvelles tant à la population en général qu'aux personnes diabétiques. Pour la première fois,…
il y est question des facteurs de risque impliqués dans le développement du diabète et de la prévention du diabète de type 2. Les personnes diabétiques y trouveront une mise à jour des nouveaux lecteurs de glycémie, des médicaments anti-diabétiques oraux et des insulines. En ce qui concerne l'alimentation, le livre présente le nouveau guide nutritionnel de Santé Canada. Pour les lecteurs d'école secondaire et plus vieux. 2004.
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Health and medicine, Addiction and substance abuse
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Contrairement à l'alimentation, fumer est une habitude acquise de façon consciente qui crée une dépendance, accélérée par l'ammoniac que les…
compagnies de tabac ajoutent à leurs produits. Une habitude acquise programmée consciemment par notre cerveau peut être reprogrammée consciemment par ce même cerveau, si on lui fournit les moyens appropriés. En se basant sur ces principes, sur les sciences du comportement et sur l'autosuggestion, Talbot a mis au point une méthode particulièrement efficace pour aider les gens à arrêter de fumer. Quelques passages où le langage est grossier. 2010.
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Movie and television tie-insLaw and crime biography, Women biography, Addiction and substance abuse, Social issues
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Ce livre raconte l'histoire de Christiane, une jeune fille sensible et intelligente, qui, moins de deux ans après avoir fumé…
son premier "joint", se prostitue à la sortie de l'école afin de trouver l'argent nécessaire à l'achat de sa dose quotidienne d'héroïne. Quelques descriptions de violence. 1981.
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Health and medicine, Diabetes
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A collection of low-fat, low-sugar versions of popular recipes that can be prepared in minutes using a microwave. Each recipe…
includes a nutritional analysis listing carbohydrates, grams of protein, grams of fat, and calories per service, and the "CHOICE" system used by those following a diabetic diet. 1991.
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Health and medicine, Addiction and substance abuse
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Medical experts on alcoholism confirm that any drinking leads to trouble for the alcoholic, or problem drinker. So not drinking…
at all - staying and living sober - becomes the basis of recovery from alcoholism. Living sober is not as grim, boring or uncomfortable as may be feared, but enjoyable and exciting, with AA showing how. c1998.
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Health and medicine, Addiction and substance abuse
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Discusses the cultivation, history, chemistry and popular culture of the drug. Also gives various viewpoints about health effects and looks…
at the debate over the drug's decriminalization. For junior and senior high and older readers. 1986.
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Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction), Health and medicine, Diabetes
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Après qu'on lui eut diagnostiqué un diabète de type 2 en mai 2013, Normand Mousseau a refusé de s'en tenir…
aux recommandations de son médecin et a cherché la voie de la guérison. En s'appuyant sur les travaux de Roy Taylor, physiologiste britannique, il a décidé de suivre une voie thérapeutique nouvelle, fondée sur une diète hypocalorique très stricte. Aujourd'hui, il ne souffre plus du diabète. Il partage ici son expérience personnelle, tout en proposant au lecteur une explication scientifique aussi bien des causes de la maladie que des raisons pour lesquelles cette thérapie peut réussir à éradiquer celle-ci. Enfin, il indique clairement les différentes étapes à suivre pour atteindre cet objectif. 2016.
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Canadian non-fiction, Health and medicine, Diabetes
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A guide to the prevention, detection and management of Type 2 diabetes. The book explains the symptoms specific to women,…
the long-term health risks and the treatment options available for each complication. 1999.
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Health and medicine, Addiction and substance abuse
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An account of a 14-year battle with alcoholism. Megan was the daughter of an alcoholic father, who was the son…
of alcoholic parents. Her encounter with a priest who was a recovering alcoholic led her to Alcoholics Anonymous. Some strong language. 1985.