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Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Pub. Date
2022
Description
We all have baggage in life: negative habits and thoughts that we have often picked up through tough times, disappointing circumstances and relational let downs. We may know that these things are weighing us down, but they seem to sneak into our minds anyway. Ultimately, we can be left feeling drained from the happiness and confidence that we long for. Bear Grylls knows the importance of building a mental resilience in the face of life's challenges....
2) Menopause: the one-stop guide : a practical guide to understanding and dealing with the menopause
Author
Publisher
Souvenir Press
Pub. Date
2019
Description
The menopause is a natural event, but for many women it represents a time of hormonal upheaval and uncomfortable symptoms. It can happen at any age, and the journey through it may feel a bit rocky. This title explains the changes which are occurring and advises on steps one can take to make life easier during this time of change. With clear and sensible information about recognising symptoms, getting help, treatment and staying positive, this guide...
3) Word monkey
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Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
2023
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Christopher Fowler's first memoir, 'Paperboy', told the story of a bookworm growing up in a house where there was nothing to read but knitting pamphlets and motorcycle manuals - a theme that was gradually crowded out by the exploits of his improbable family. 5 years later he published a second volume, 'Film Freak', about his attempts to forge a career in the British film industry in the 70s just as it was going down the pan. His accounts of dodgy...
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Series
Publisher
Penguin Life
Pub. Date
2021
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Louise Newson is the UK's leading menopause specialist, and she's determined to help women thrive during the menopause. Despite being something that almost every woman will experience at some point in their lives, misdiagnosis, misinformation and stigma are commonplace. In 'Preparing for the Perimenopause and Menopause', Dr Newson will demystify the menopause and show why every woman should be perimenopause aware, regardless of their age.
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Publisher
Penguin Life
Pub. Date
2023
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The microbiome is the missing link in modern medicine: a vast genetic universe of bacteria, yeasts, viruses and parasites that live inside us, influencing every aspect of our health, even the way we think and feel. In this mindblowing book, scientist and surgeon James Kinross explains how the organisms that live within us have helped us evolve, shaped our biology and defined the success of our species. But just as we have discovered this delicate...
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Life
Pub. Date
2022
Description
ME/CFS affects an estimated 250,000 people in the UK, roughly 3 in every 1,000 people. Chronic fatigue conditions are some of the most frustrating and life-altering conditions to suffer from, so why are they still so poorly understood? As of 2020, medical science still cannot explain why some people get chronic fatigue syndromes and there is very little effective treatment. While many people with ME/CFS are able to live a fairly normal life despite...
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Publisher
Profile Books
Pub. Date
2023
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Every mouthful you take is informed by the subtle tweaking and nudging of a vast, complex, global system: one so intimately woven into everyday life that you hardly even know it's there. The food system is no longer simply a means of sustenance. It is one of the most successful, most innovative and most destructive industries on earth. It sustains us, but it is also killing us. Diet-related disease is now the biggest cause of preventable illness and...
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Publisher
Headline
Pub. Date
2023
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Early in the Covid-19 pandemic, the shocking mortality figures obscured the fact that death is not the only adverse outcome associated with the virus. Today, as many as 30 to 50 percent of Covid-19 survivors still experience symptoms long after their acute illness has passed, with problems especially prominent in the areas of cognitive and mental health. For long haulers, this struggle with long Covid has irrevocably changed their lives. Many have...
Author
Publisher
HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2022
Description
A riveting, fast-paced, inside look at one of the most incredible private sector achievements in history, 'Moonshot' recounts the intensive nine months in 2020 when the scientists at Pfizer, under the visionary leadership of Dr. Albert Bourla, made 'the impossible possible' - creating, testing, and manufacturing a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine that previously would have taken years to develop. Dr. Bourla chronicles how the brilliant, dedicated...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Life
Pub. Date
2024
Description
'The Feel Good Fix' is specifically designed to improve your health in perimenopause, menopause and beyond, offering quick, fun and effective bitesize exercise, mind and lifestyle 'snacks' to feel good both physically and mentally. Balancing work, home, life and family pressures alongside the host of symptoms you might experience in menopause can be overwhelming, so personal trainer Lavina Mehta MBE's advice in this book is anything but. Using the...
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Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
2024
Description
In January 2023, Johann Hari started to inject himself once a week with Ozempic, one of the new drugs that produces significant weight loss. He wasn't alone - some predictions suggest that in a few years, one in four of the British population will be taking these drugs. While around 80 per cent of diets fail, someone taking one of the new drugs is likely to lose up to a quarter of their body weight in six months. To the drugs' defenders, this is a...