The Myth of Alzheimer's: What You Aren't Being Told About Today's Most Dreaded Diagnosis
Author: Peter J Whitehous
Dr. Peter Whitehouse will transform the way we think about Alzheimer’s disease. In this provocative and ground-breaking book he challenges the conventional wisdom about memory loss and cognitive impairment; questions the current treatment for Alzheimer’s disease; and provides a new approach to understanding and rethinking everything we thought we knew about brain aging.
The Myth of Alzheimer’s provides welcome answers to the questions that millions of people diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease – and their families – are eager to know:
Is Alzheimer’s a disease?
What is the difference between a naturally aging brain and an Alzheimer’s brain?
How effective are the current drugs for AD? Are they worth the money we spend on them?
What kind of hope does science really have for the treatment of memory loss? And are there alternative interventions that can keep our aging bodies and minds sharp?
What promise does genomic research actually hold?
What would a world without Alzheimer’s look like, and how do we as individuals and as human communities get there?
Backed up by research, full of practical advice and information, and infused with hope, THE MYTH OF ALZHEIMER’S will liberate us from this crippling label, teach us how to best approach memory loss, and explain how to stave off some of the normal effects of aging.
“I don’t have a magic bullet to prevent your brain from getting older, and so I don’t claim to have the cure for AD; but I do offer a powerful therapy—a new narrative for approaching brain aging that undercuts thedestructive myth we tell today. Most of our knowledge and our thinking is organized in story form, and thus stories offer us the chief means of making sense of the present, looking into the future, and planning and creating our lives. New approaches to brain aging require new stories that can move us beyond the myth of Alzheimer’s disease and towards improved quality of life for all aging persons in our society. It is in this book that your new story can begin." -Peter Whitehouse, M.D., Ph.D.
Elizabeth M. Wavle - Library Journal
Renowned neurologist and Alzheimer's expert Whitehouse founded the University Memory and Aging Center at Case Western Reserve University. Here, he and his research assistant, George, confront traditional views of Alzheimer's, offering new perspectives that will help readers understand what Alzheimer's disease is and isn't and providing a new framework for approaching memory loss and aging with dignity. Part 1 surveys the history of Alzheimer's, including myths and the commercialization of Alzheimer's by drug companies and celebrities. The science of Alzheimer's and treatments past and present, including the merits and effectiveness of current drugs, are detailed in Part 2, as is the world of genetics and molecular medicine. In Part 3, the authors present a new model for living with brain aging, practical information on preparing for a doctor's visit, and a prescription for successful and healthy aging across the life span based on nutrition, avoiding environmental exposures, building a cognitive reserve, and community-based activity. With suggested readings and resources for more information, this enlightening book persuasively argues for a more holistic view of Alzheimer's, i.e., it's not so much a disease or a cluster of diseases as a part of the natural changes in the aging brain. An important contribution to the literature, it is highly recommended for all public and academic libraries.
New interesting book: Basic Homebrewing or New England Summertime Cooking
The Healing Power of Chinese Herbs and Medicinal Recipes
Author: Joseph P Hou
A modern reference guide on the benefits of incorporating traditional Chinese medicine into modern-day therapies!
The Healing Power of Chinese Herbs and Medicinal Recipes is an easy-to-follow introduction to the history of traditional Chinese phytomedicine. This useful guide clearly explains the basics of this unique medical system and describes in detail the therapeutic properties and use of medicinal herbs and herbal recipes. The book includes a bibliography, glossary, contact information for herbal dealers and Oriental medicine schools, and an indexed list of 300 commonly used Chinese medicinal herbs and 245 herbal recipes.
In
, you will find the fundamentals, evolution, and development of the herbal formulas of the 4,000-year-old Oriental Materia Medica, also known as ben cao. The book contains 11 sections documenting the therapeutic applications, dosages, precautions, and modern research findings of 138 of the most popular medicinal herbs. In addition, this resource provides 101 of the most frequently prescribed master recipes by famous ancient physicians, including their origin, ingredients, actions, indications, and modern clinical uses.
The Healing Power of Chinese Herbs and Medicinal Recipes offers an in-depth education on:
- tonic herbs
- herbs that adjust the yin and yang of the body
- herbs that invigorate circulation of vital energy, qi, and blood
- herbal tranquilizers
- herbal diaphoretics
- herbal expectorants, antitussives, and antiasthmatics
- herbal pain killers
- herbs which regulate digestion and elimination
- herbal diuretics
- herbal antipyretics, antimicrobials, and detoxicants
- antitumor herbs
The Healing Power of Chinese Herbs and Medicinal Recipes provides up-to-date information on the effectiveness of traditional Chinese medicine, as well as how to use Chinese medicinal herbs in conjunction with Western conventions. This comprehensive reference will benefit healthcare practitioners who want to include Oriental medicine in their practice, and anyone who is interested in Chinese herbs or patients for whom conventional medicine has offered no relief.
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Edzard Ernst MD PhD
Edzard Ernst, MD, PhD, FRCP (Edin), Professor of Complementary Medicine, Peninsula Medical School, Exeter, United Kingdom
A COMPREHENSIVE INTRODUCTION to the principles and practice of Chinese herbal medicine. . . Practitioners can benefit from the vast experience of the authors.
Marilyn Barrett PhD
Brings the theory and philosophy of traditional Chinese medicine to the Western reader. . . . Presents the historical development of this complex and unique healing system. . . . Profiles the therapeutic properties of individual herbs and multi-ingredient formulas. The value of this book is that it presents information on traditional Chinese medicine in a context that is true to its origins and at the same time understandable to the Western reader.
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