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By Daniel J. Wallace. 2013
Rheumatologist pens a resource book for patients and caretakers dealing with the autoimmune disease systemic lupus erythematosus. Explains the nature…
of the illness, causes, symptoms, and treatments. Also discusses management, clinical trials, and prognosis. 2013Author recounts founding the Chicago-based Interfaith Youth Core, a movement to bring young people of different faiths together for community…
service and to share their common values. Discusses his own religious and cultural identity issues while growing up as a Muslim. For senior high readers. 2007La presidenta de la Alianza Nacional para la Salud de los Hispanos presenta información y consejos útiles para las personas…
con diabetes. Incluye factores de riesgo, los cambios necesarios de vida, y un programa de salud de diez puntos para los afectados por la enfermedad. Incluye lista de recursosMedical director of the UltraWellness Center explains the causes of obesity and type 2 diabetes. Discusses adopting an organic diet,…
exercise plan, and stress-relief methods to prevent chronic illness. Includes recipes. Bestseller. 2012By Priscilla Warner, Suzanne Oliver, Ranya Idliby. 2007
After the 9/11 attacks three American women--one Jewish, one Christian, and one Muslim--decided to collaborate on an interfaith children's book…
to show the similarities among their religions. They discovered that their own misunderstandings had to be addressed first, leading to candid dialogue as their faith club sought common ground. 2006By Jean Betschart Roemer, Jean Betschart-Roemer. 2011
Certified diabetes educator teaches patients strategies for maintaining a healthy lifestyle with type 2 diabetes. Provides meal plans and other…
charts and tools for implementing suggestions. Discusses medications, nutrition, complications, and emotional problems that may arise. 2011By Jeff O'Connell. 2010
Men's health writer describes his four years of research into diabetes, after being diagnosed as pre-diabetic in 2006. Posits that…
although the pharmaceutical industry and physicians advocate medication, proper diet and exercise are more effective in preventing and controlling the disease. Outlines the lifestyle actions he took. 2010By Alan L. Graber, Anne W. Brown, Kathleen Wolff. 2010
Endocrinologist interviews dozens of patients with diabetes about their challenges, coping mechanisms, successes, and failures. Joins with two nurse practitioners…
to discuss the patient's role in self-management, the disease's impact on the family, and the effect of one's environment on health. Also addresses the doctor/patient relationship. 2010By Constance Brown-Riggs, Tamara Jeffries. 2010
African American dietician and spokesperson for the American Dietetic Association discusses the basics of diabetes management, including nutrition, exercise, and…
medication. Focuses on spirituality and scripture to assist with necessary lifestyle changes. Includes healthy Caribbean and soul food recipes. 2010Nutrition and fitness consultant suggests people with diabetes ease into an active lifestyle by getting the most out of daily…
tasks at work, play, and home and by beginning a low-impact walking program. Includes stretching and strengthening exercises. 2006By Ayaan Hirsi Ali. 2010
Somalian author discusses events that occurred after those related in Infidel (DB 64022), including her move to America from Holland…
and relationship with the dysfunctional family she left behind. Analyzes Muslim attitudes toward money, women, and violence and offers suggestions to the West on avoiding radical recruitment of immigrants. 2010By Mosab Hassan Yousef, Ron Brackin. 2010
Hamas founder's son describes his upbringing in the West Bank and participation in intifadas against Israeli Jews. Discusses the political…
and religious situation in the Middle East and his own imprisonment and subsequent abhorrence of violence that led him to spy for Israel and convert to Christianity. Violence. 2010By Bob Greene, Janis Jibrin, John J. Merendino Jr.. 2009
An exercise physiologist, an endocrinologist, and a nutritionist team up to offer a practical plan for living fully with diabetes…
or prediabetes. They discuss the condition, suggest improving diet and exercise and taking appropriate medication to protect health, and provide various motivation strategies. 2009By Hope S. Warshaw, Hope Warshaw. 2006
Provides nutritional information on shopping for and preparing healthier meals for people who have diabetes. Explains ways to change eating…
habits and food choices by reading product labels, planning menus, taking vitamins, and customizing one's diet. Includes sample menus. 2006By Asma Mobin-Uddin, Laura Jacobsen. 2007
This Eid, Aneesa should be happy. But, her parents are thousands of miles away for the Hajj pilgrimage. To cheer…
her up, her Nonni gives her a gift of beautiful clothes, one outfit for each of the three days of Eid. At the prayer hall, Aneesa meets two sisters who are dressed in ill-fitting clothes for the holiday. She soon discovers that the girls are refugees -- they had to leave everything behind when they left their native country to live in America. Aneesa, who can't stop thinking about what Eid must be like for them, comes up with a plan -- a plan to help make it the best Eid holiday everBy Richard K. Bernstein. 2011
Revised and updated edition. Dr. Bernstein offers advice on controlling blood sugars as a way of living with diabetes. He…
explains the metabolic basis of the disease and how diet and exercise can lessen its effects. Includes recipesBy Sandra Young. 2013
Sandra Young, optometrist and chef has crafted 150+ mouth-watering, nutrient dense recipes based on recent published science which identifies essential…
eye nutrients. These low-glycemic impact recipes are designed to meet a wide variety of dietary needs ranging from traditional fare to gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian, and dairy-free optionsBy Mustafa Akyol. 2017
Not only is Jesus written of in the Quran, but the Islamic picture of him resonates with Pre-existing Christian sources.…
There is a fascinating similarity between Islam and Jewish Christianity, a branch of the early church that was branded as heresy. Jewish Christians were observant Jews who honored Jesus as a human, not divine, Messiah, and sought salvation by faith and works, not by faith alone. UnratedBy Mayo Clinic. 2022
The most comprehensive up-to-date guide to preventing and managing Type 1 and 2 diabetes Whether you've recently been diagnosed with…
diabetes or you've lived with it for a number of years, Mayo Clinic The Essential Diabetes Book provides the latest information on how to live well with the disease so that you can enjoy a full and productive life. The advice comes from Mayo Clinic specialists who provide personal insight into various aspects of diabetes management