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Search our collection of print books, eBooks, CDs and DVDs, games, and teaching tools on health topics.
Search our collection of print books, eBooks, CDs and DVDs, games, and teaching tools on health topics.
Food has the power to temporarily alleviate stress and sadness, enhance joy, and bring us comfort when we need it most. It's no wonder experts estimate that 75 percent of overeating is triggered by our emotions, not physical hunger. The good news is you can instead soothe yourself through dozens of…
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A dairy-free cookbook for people of all ages who suffer from lactose intolerance.
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Overview of what allergic reactions are and how to treat and prevent them.
Overview of what allergic reactions are and how to treat and prevent them.
Overview of what allergic reactions are and how to treat and prevent them.
Overview of what allergic reactions are and how to treat and prevent them.
Overview of what allergic reactions are and how to treat and prevent them.
Overview of what allergic reactions are and how to treat and prevent them.
One of the greatest challenges a parent faces is navigating their child's appetite. This book separates fact from fad, and shares the latest reliable science to help you decide what's best for you and your child. The book covers eating during pregnancy, milk-feeding (with breastfeeding or formula),…
Help your child better understand how food fuels and effects our bodies! This book uses color and fun presentation to communicate nutritional information in a fun and eye-catching way. Kids learn to see their food as more than just taste, learning things like which foods will make you sleepy, how t…
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EpiPen instructions; AllerJect instructions
Gluten-free international recipes for Celiac disease-friendly cooking.
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A guide for preparing to help a woman through childbirth, from the last few weeks of pregnancy to the early postpartum period. Includes: techniques for easing labor pain; tests and treatments of the fetus and newborn; vaginal birth after cesarean, and more.
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Frances is a fussy eater. In fact, the only thing she likes is bread and jam. She won't touch her squishy soft-boiled egg. She trades away her chicken-salad sandwich at lunch. She turns up her nose at boring veal cutlets. Unless Mother can come up with a plan, Frances just might go on eating bread …
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This book provides a completely parent-based treatment program for child and adolescent anxiety. Parents will learn how to alleviate their children's anxiety by changing the way they themselves respond to their children's symptoms--importantly, parents are not required to impose changes on their ch…
This book provides a completely parent-based treatment program for child and adolescent anxiety. Parents will learn how to alleviate their children's anxiety by changing the way they themselves respond to their children's symptoms--importantly, parents are not required to impose changes on their ch…
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Written by a teenager with dyspraxia, this practical guide helps young adults with dyspraxia and those around them get to grips with the social, physical and psychological chaos caused by developmental co-ordination disorders. The new edition of this award-winning book includes an update from the a…
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Traditional and classic recipes that will be enjoyed by anyone who is affected by or is managing diabetes.; These recipes are not only delicious and suitable for individuals managing diabetes, they can also be enjoyed by the whole family. Home cooks often feel they must prepare separate meals for i…
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A new edition of Karen Graham's cookbook is a companion to Diabetes Essentials and Complete Diabetes Guide. This new edition has been written with MD and Endocrinologist Mansur Shomali, and includes updated recipes based on new research and best practices. Recent CDC reports indicate that over 30 m…
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Written by a nurse, dietitian and clinical pharmacist, this book provides information about how to get diagnosed, manage your symptoms, and adjust to living a gluten-free lifestyle. Includes how to: eat gluten free and avoid hidden glutens, especially in common medications; prevent the most prevale…
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This book presents a rational, healthy approach to child nutrition that offers practical and solidly researched information. The author emphasizes that an eating disorder indicates problems in the family as a whole and offers guidance for seeking help for serious disorders.
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According to the 2010 Canadian Community Health Survey there are 450,000 people in Canada who have fibromyalgia. In the United States, there are an estimated 5 million adults.; This book, written by leading experts in fibromyalgia, gives common sense tools that will help fibromyalgia patients help …
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This is a story about a little girl who learns to stand up for herself when others point out her differences. She teaches the children an important lesson about compassion and acceptance.
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What to eat and avoid when breastfeeding your baby with a cow's milk protein allergy, or CMPA.
Diet is a huge priority for anyone living with Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis. The authors provide crucial guidance for families, friends and caregivers too in helping to manage IBD (Inflammatory Bowel Disease) symptoms.; This updated second edition, in a very informative and easy-to-underst…
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Set in the Nicola Valley, British Columbia, an Indigenous family goes on an outing to forage for herbs and mushrooms. A grandmother passes down her knowledge of plant life and the natural world to her young grandchildren.
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Diabetes Create Your Plate Meal Prep Cookbook presents and explains the popular Diabetes Plate Method with 100 delicious recipes, and 5 different meal plans that range in complexity for beginners to experienced meal preppers. Specific food safety concerns are outlined for people with diabetes along…
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Provides high-fibre recipes and nutritional analysis, including a detailed introduction explaining what a high-fibre diet is and its benefits. Recipes for a family's everyday eating and special events, including a desserts and baking section.
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This webpage provides free educational brochures about all aspects of living with IBD such as basic information, disease complications, pregnancy, treatment and research, and more.; Note: This is a US resource. Visit https://crohnsandcolitis.ca/ for Canadian information.
Pipo thinks that pizza is the best. No, Pipo knows that pizza is the best. It is scientific fact. But when she sets out on a neighborhood-spanning quest to prove it, she discovers that "best" might not mean what she thought it meant. Join Pipo as she cooks new foods with her friends Eugene, Farah, …
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Les auteures partagent leurs meilleures astuces en proposant des trucs écolos, des alternatives pour les allergies et plusieurs informations pratiques qui faciliteront la préparation des repas au quotidien, pour tous, peu importe l'âge et le niveau d'habileté en cuisine.
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Les auteures partagent leurs meilleures astuces en proposant des trucs écolos, des alternatives pour les allergies et plusieurs informations pratiques qui faciliteront la préparation des repas au quotidien, pour tous, peu importe l'âge et le niveau d'habileté en cuisine. Une signature photographi…
This book uses Family-Based Treatment based on the Maudsley approach to recommend a feeding strategy to parents of anorexic teenagers. It offers practical ideas as well as a large range of recipes.
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"The most up-to-date, comprehensive treatment guide to fibromyalgia, by a renowned physician who herself has the condition; "If you suffer from fibromyalgia and are struggling to get help from your doctor, you're far from alone. Ten million Americans experience the widespread muscle pain, profound …
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Free family content from Calm.com. This page features sleep stories and meditations. You do not need to download the Calm app or create an account. You can play these from your Internet browser.
A selection of favourite gluten-free recipes from the Canadian Celiac Association Halifax Chapter. Suitable for those diagnosed with celiac disease and dermatitis herpetiformis.
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This sixth title in Hagman's "Gluten-free" series follows up on volumes covering bread and dessert with recipes for everything from Fruited Dressing for Pork and Chicken and Four-Star Chili to Biscuits and Gravy, Microwave Chicken and Dumplings and Chocolate Pecan Cupcakes.
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A practical cookbook containing over 100 recipes to help people living with cancer to manage eating difficulties (loss of appetitie, nausea, taste changes, swallowing difficulties, diarrhea) during cancer treatment. The final chapter contains information on healthy eating after treatment.
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A funny and charming story that reminds us of the importance of balance, self-care, and accepting those we love (even if they are sometimes a bit rotten).
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Kamut, fonio, blé, soja, petit épeautre, polenta, boulgour, avoine... les graines, les céréales et les légumineuses sont reconnues pour leurs bienfaits. Si certaines sont très usuelles, d'autres le sont beaucoup moins et on ne sait pas toujours comment les préparer ou les accommoder. Ce livre est l…
Perhaps no other person has done more to bring mindfulness meditation into the contemporary landscape of America than Jon Kabat-Zinn. Through a number of research studies, and through Kabat-Zinn's pioneering work at the University of Massachusetts Medical School where he is founder of its world-ren…
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Babies and toddlers need a healthy diet for their bodies and brains to develop properly and to give them the best chance of a long and healthy life. This easy-to-use guide is filled with nutritional information, recipe ideas, tips, techniques, and tactics to get children to eat well from birth, dur…
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In Helping Your Child with Extreme Picky Eating, a family doctor specializing in childhood feeding joins forces with a speech pathologist to help you support your child's nutrition, healthy growth, and end meal-time anxiety (for your child and you) once and for all.; Helping Your Child with Extreme…
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Offers help for parents dealing with children who: won't eat, overeat, eat only peanut butter, or who are always hungry after dinner.
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21 jours de menus pour contrôler votre glycémie grâce à une alimentation adaptée !; Vous souffrez régulièrement de baisses d'énergie subites, d'étourdissements, accompagnés ou non de sueurs et de tremblements? un état de faiblesse qui disparaît aussitôt après avoir ingéré du sucre ? Et pourtant, v…
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Today's media-saturated teenagers are bombarded with mixed messages that distort their self-image and lead many to overeat and others to starve themselves. When "I feel fat" becomes a teen's common refrain, how can worried parents respond constructively? With this book, Dr. Dianne Neumark-Sztainer …
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In addition to food recipes, this book has tips for cooking substitution, entertaining, a list of resources, as well as a detailed trouble-shooting chart for the gluten-free baker. The author also offers advice on how to deal with situations outside the home that may compromise a child’s diet, such…
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Fentanyl offers a medium amount of pain relief during during labour. This overview explains how fentanyl is given during labour, and includes a list of possible side effects for you and your baby.
Fentanyl offers a medium amount of pain relief during during labour. This overview explains how fentanyl is given during labour, and includes a list of possible side effects for you and your baby.