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Healing Your Thyroid Naturally - Manage Symptoms, Lose Weight And Improve Your Thyroid Health (Paperback): Emily Lipinski Healing Your Thyroid Naturally - Manage Symptoms, Lose Weight And Improve Your Thyroid Health (Paperback)
Emily Lipinski
R360 R288 Discovery Miles 2 880 Save R72 (20%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

Healing Your Thyroid Naturally is a no-nonsense guide about the impact of food and diets on healing your thyroid.

Dr Emily Lipinski, a Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine, incorporates the latest research in thyroid health and provides easy dietary guidance to help you on your journey to thyroid balance. With chapters such as 'The Iodine Debate', 'Food Sensitivities' and 'Going Gluten Free', Healing your Thyroid Naturally highlights many topics that are integral to understanding how food impacts thyroid health. Through her own journey with Hypothyroidism, Dr Emily Lipinski learned that healing the thyroid requires much more than just medication.

Combining her medical background with her love of food and passion for natural approaches she has helped herself, and countless patients, to regain control over their thyroid problems.

Non-Neoplastic Disorders of the Endocrine System (Hardcover): Anthony J Gill, Lori A. Erickson, Talia L. Fuchs Non-Neoplastic Disorders of the Endocrine System (Hardcover)
Anthony J Gill, Lori A. Erickson, Talia L. Fuchs
R5,406 Discovery Miles 54 060 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In endocrine pathology, surgical pathologists often concentrate on neoplasms at the expense of nonneoplastic disease processes. This is unfortunate as nonneoplastic endocrine disorders are many times more common in the population. As in all fields of medicine, nonneoplastic endocrine diseases can closely mimic the neoplastic; an awareness of all aspects of pathology underpins routine clinical practice. This Fifth Series Fascicle offers pathologists and clinicians an opportunity to develop an increased understanding of nontumor endocrine pathology in order to inform patient care.

Hormones, Health and Human Potential - A Guide to Understanding Your Hormones to Optimise Your Health & Performance... Hormones, Health and Human Potential - A Guide to Understanding Your Hormones to Optimise Your Health & Performance (Paperback)
Nicky Keay
R530 R482 Discovery Miles 4 820 Save R48 (9%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Over 2,500 years ago, Hippocrates advocated the personalisation of "nourishment and exercise" as the "safest way to health". He knew that our behaviours influence our health, but he did not know why. This book explains the missing link: the crucial role played by our hormones and what we can do to optimise them. Hormones set in motion the physiological processes that keep us alive, bringing our DNA to life by directing gene expression. Hormones are the protagonists in the interaction between lifestyle and health. We can harness our hormones positively to optimise health through our choice of behaviours. Conversely, mistiming between our actions and internal hormone biological clocks can derail the intricate interactions of hormone networks. For example, in relative energy deficiency in sport (RED-S). This book reveals the clandestine world of hormones, navigating the path to achieving full personal potential, through the different stages of life. This is relevant for both men and women, whatever your objectives, whether you are a high-level athlete; looking to improve health and fitness; seeking to understand hormone disruption; or meeting the challenges of physiological changes in hormones during life such as perimenopause and menopause. Practical tips and "hormone stories" provide actionable advice and real-life examples of how to tune in to your hormones and maintain hormone health. As the human lifespan extends, it becomes ever more desirable to remain healthy into old age. Understanding how and why your choice of lifestyle affects your hormones empowers you to take informed decisions to improve your personal health. A life-long, healthy mix of exercise, nutrition and sleep is open to anyone, at minimal cost.

Eureka: Endocrinology (Paperback): Thomas Fox, Antonia Brooke, Bijay Vaidya Eureka: Endocrinology (Paperback)
Thomas Fox, Antonia Brooke, Bijay Vaidya
R876 Discovery Miles 8 760 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Eureka: Endocrinology is an innovative book for medical students that fully integrates core science, clinical medicine and surgery. The book benefits from an engaging and authoritative text, written by specialists in the field, and has several key features to help you really understand the subject: Chapter starter questions - to get you thinking about the topic before you start reading Break out boxes which contain essential key knowledge Clinical cases to help you understand the material in a clinical context Unique graphic narratives which are especially useful for visual learners End of chapter answers to the starter questions A final self-assessment chapter of Single Best Answers to really help test and reinforce your knowledge The First Principles chapter clearly explains the key concepts, processes and structures of the endocrine system. This is followed by the Clinical Essentials chapter which provides an overview of the symptoms and signs of endocrine disease, relevant history and examination techniques, investigations and management options. A series of disease-based chapters give concise descriptions of all major disorders, e.g. diabetes mellitus, hyperthyroidism and Addison's disease, each chapter introduced by engaging clinical cases that feature unique graphic narratives. The Emergencies chapter covers the principles of immediate care in situations such as diabetic and adrenal crises. An Integrated care chapter discusses strategies for the management of chronic conditions across primary and other care settings. Finally, the Self-Assessment chapter comprises 80 multiple choice questions in clinical Single Best Answer format, to thoroughly test your understanding of the subject. The Eureka series of books are designed to be a 'one stop shop': they contain all the key information you need to know to succeed in your studies and pass your exams.

Diabetic Nephropathy Pocketcard Set (Cards): D Brodmann Diabetic Nephropathy Pocketcard Set (Cards)
D Brodmann
R184 Discovery Miles 1 840 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Diabetic nephropathy is the most common cause of chronic kidney failure in the United States. The Diabetic Nephropathy pocketcard Set contains up to date information to fit in a lab coat for daily use in a clinical setting. *Diagnostic Algorithm where diabetic nephropathy is suspected * Important differential diagnoses with relevant diagnostic criteria for quick exclusion of other types * Extensive therapy management as recommended by current guidelines * Tabular overview of antidiabetic drugs and dosages in patients with impaired kidney function * Overview of various methods of GFR estimation * Evaluation and treatment of risk factors and nephroprotective measures For endocrinologists, family practitioners and physicians in hospitals and medical practices.

Mastering Diabetes - The Revolutionary Method to Reverse Insulin Resistance Permanently in Type 1, Type 1.5, Type 2,... Mastering Diabetes - The Revolutionary Method to Reverse Insulin Resistance Permanently in Type 1, Type 1.5, Type 2, Prediabetes, and Gestational Diabetes (Paperback)
Cyrus Khambatta, Robby Barbaro; Foreword by Neal Barnard
R556 R433 Discovery Miles 4 330 Save R123 (22%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Endocrine Hypertension - From Basic Science to Clinical Practice (Paperback): Joseph M. Pappachan, Cornelius James Fernandez Endocrine Hypertension - From Basic Science to Clinical Practice (Paperback)
Joseph M. Pappachan, Cornelius James Fernandez
R3,341 Discovery Miles 33 410 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Endocrine Hypertension: From Basic Science to Clinical Practice bridges the gap between scientists and practicing clinicians by providing a comprehensive overview on all forms of endocrine hypertension, covering epidemiological aspects, pathophysiology, clinical presentation, laboratory evaluation and practical management aspects of endocrine hypertension. This book is a great resource for endocrinologists, physicians, general practitioners and researchers who are eager to understand the complex facets of endocrine hypertension. Endocrine hypertension is a term used to describe a group of endocrine pathologies that cause an elevation of blood pressure, estimated to account for up to 10% of all hypertension cases. Although common, this clinical condition is often overlooked. Patients with this condition are at risk of late diagnosis, delayed treatment and detrimental health consequences.

Thyroid Power - Ten Steps to Total Health (Paperback): Richard Shames, Karilee H. Shames Thyroid Power - Ten Steps to Total Health (Paperback)
Richard Shames, Karilee H. Shames
R444 R368 Discovery Miles 3 680 Save R76 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Fatigue; weight gain; depression; arthritis; high cholestrol; low sex drive; skin, digestive, and female problems; abnormal blood pressure -- all may be symptoms of low thyroid, one of the most misdiagnosed disorders in America.

Thyroid Power can help you determine whether you're one of the millions who suffer from low thyroid. It discusses food, vitamins, and natural remedies that support thyroid health;explains how to avoid environmental and emotional triggers; and offers tips from thyroid support groups. By following this clear 10-step program and working with your health practitioner, you can channel the incredible power of your thyroid into greater health and well-being.

The Hormone Type Cookbook - Nourishing Recipes for Balancing the 7 Different Hormone Types (Paperback): Madeline MacKinnon The Hormone Type Cookbook - Nourishing Recipes for Balancing the 7 Different Hormone Types (Paperback)
Madeline MacKinnon
R383 R346 Discovery Miles 3 460 Save R37 (10%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Resolve the 7 types of hormone imbalance naturally with simple changes to your food and lifestyle habits. Looking for relief from debilitating menstrual cycles, PMS, PMDD, weight gain, low energy, and mood fluctuations caused by a hormonal imbalance, but don't want the side effects and expense of drugs and surgery? Based on therapeutic nutrition principles, The Hormone Type Cookbook gives you accessible solutions to address common hormone imbalances like low progesterone, estrogen dominance, low thyroid, adrenal fatigue, and other issues. Whatever stage of your lifecycle, this guide is your holistic hormone health companion! Expert author Madeline Mackinnon, creator of the popular handle @NaturalHormoneHealing, guides your entire journey of hormonal health, from menstrual health and fertility to postpartum, perimenopause, and menopause. You will finally understand the "why" of your hormone imbalances, not just the "what." Madeline also debunks nutritional myths and shows how certain popular diets can actually disrupt hormone balance. Drawing upon the latest hormone nutrition research, the book contains: Hormone quizzes and assessments, so you can determine your specific imbalance and then eat to treat it The foundations of hormone health How to structure meals to keep your hormones happy Guidance on lifestyle habits and what things in your environment, such as endocrine disruptors, are creating issues All the while, you'll be eating your choice of 75 delicious hormone-supporting breakfasts, lunches, dinners, drinks, and snacks, such as: Hot Flash Elimination Smoothies Thyroid-Loving Lunch Bowl Libido-Boosting Freezer Fudge Stress-Support Matcha Latte Start your healing journey to hormone balance today.

Period Power - Harness Your Hormones and Get Your Cycle Working For You (Paperback): Maisie Hill Period Power - Harness Your Hormones and Get Your Cycle Working For You (Paperback)
Maisie Hill 1
R474 R391 Discovery Miles 3 910 Save R83 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

'Hill's advice is straightforward and no-nonsense' - The Guardian 'A life-transforming book... fascinating - Daily Mail 'Maisie Hill has written a bloody brilliant book (pun intended). Everything you need to know about periods and how they affect you and your life is here. It's revolutionary' - Miranda Sawyer 'Thank GOODNESS for Maisie Hill! Flipping open the lid on a vital conversation. It's about time we claimed the power of our periods!' - Gemma Cairney, broadcaster & co-founder of Boom Shakalaka Productions 'This is such an important book. Maisie's insights and cycle strategy have changed my life and my cycle. Period Power is written with such intelligence, humour and a deep understanding of women's health. If you have a period you need to read this book.' - Anna Jones, author of The Modern Cook's Year A profound and practical blueprint for aligning daily life with your menstrual cycle. Period Power is the handbook to periods and hormones that will leave you wondering why the hell nobody told you this sooner. The hormones of the menstrual cycle profoundly influence our energy, mood and behaviour, but all too often we're taught that our hormones make us unreliable, moody bitches, or that it's our lot in life to put up with 'women's problems'. Maisie Hill, a women's health practitioner, knows the power of working with the menstrual cycle and refuses to accept this theory. Instead, Maisie believes that our hormones are there to serve us and, if utilized correctly, can be used to help you get what you want out of life. Yes, we are hormonal, and that's a very good thing. This revolutionary book reveals everything you need to know about taking control of your menstrual cycle and outlines The Cycle Strategy to help us perform at our best, throughout our cycle. In Period Power you will discover how to: - maximise your natural superpowers each month while making adjustments for the darker days, and use Maisie's favourite tips to improve them - identify your personal patterns, powers and pitfalls for each phase of the menstrual cycle - plan your month to perform at your best in all aspects of your life - figure out if you have a hormonal imbalance and what to do about it. Period Power is a no-nonsense guide with all the tools you need to improve your menstrual health.

The Pituitary (Hardcover, 5th edition): Shlomo Melmed The Pituitary (Hardcover, 5th edition)
Shlomo Melmed
R4,439 Discovery Miles 44 390 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The Pituitary, Fifth Edition continues the tradition of a cogent blend of basic science and clinical medicine. The comprehensive text written by expert pituitary scholars is devoted to the pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment of pituitary disorders. The new fifth edition has been extensively revised to reflect the most recent data on new research advances in tumorigenesis and new therapeutic approaches for pituitary tumors, particularly in acromegaly and Cushing disease. Notably, new chapters devoted to the Pituitary-Immune Interface and Pituitary Radiotherapy have been included, along with a chapter on Aggressive Pituitary Adenomas developed to align with the WHOs Classification of Pituitary Tumors. Furthermore, new authors have been invited, ensuring a fresh perspective on critical issues in the field. This extensive body of knowledge is useful for students, trainees, physicians, and scientists who need to understand critical pituitary functions and how to care for patients with pituitary disorders.

Handbook of Hormones - Comparative Endocrinology for Basic and Clinical Research (Paperback, 2nd edition): Hironori Ando,... Handbook of Hormones - Comparative Endocrinology for Basic and Clinical Research (Paperback, 2nd edition)
Hironori Ando, Kazuyoshi Ukena, Shinji Nagata
R5,311 Discovery Miles 53 110 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Handbook of Hormones: Comparative Endocrinology for Basic and Clinical Research, Second Edition presents a catalog of fundamental information on the structure and function of hormones from basic biology to clinical use, offering a rapid way to obtain specific facts about the chemical and molecular characteristics of hormones, their receptors, signaling pathways, and the biological activities they regulate. The book's stellar editorial board, affiliated with the Japan Society for Comparative Endocrinology, brings together authors that present a compelling structure of each hormone with a consistent presentation that provides a primer surrounding the plethora of hormones that now exist. Comparative endocrinology continues to rapidly expand and new information about hormones is being produced almost daily, making it important to stay up-to-date. Hormone, paracrine, and autocrine factors have been identified as key players in a range of different systems, including immune, musculoskeletal and cardiovascular. Frontiers between disciplines are being blurred and many scientists in fields other than endocrinology are interested in hormones. Scientists now have the unprecedented opportunity to look from invertebrates to vertebrate and identify novel regulatory factors and understand their function and how they determine an organism's physiology and survival.

Tumors of the Pituitary Gland (Hardcover): Sylvia L. Asa, Arie Perry Tumors of the Pituitary Gland (Hardcover)
Sylvia L. Asa, Arie Perry
R6,091 Discovery Miles 60 910 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book has built on the work that was presented in the previous Fascicles of the Third and Fourth Series. The authors' vast experience has led to new understanding of many aspects of pituitary pathology. With modern immunostaining and molecular techniques, classification of pituitary disease is becoming easier. Furthermore, the availability of targeted therapies has augmented the role of the pathologist in determining an accurate diagnosis. This updated volume addresses modern techniques and their application to treatment of pituitary neoplasms but retains the detailed foundation of morphology in a lushly illustrated tome, the cornerstone of the AFIP fascicles.

Thyroid Cancer - From Emergent Biotechnologies to Clinical Practice Guidelines (Hardcover): Angelo Carpi, Jeffrey I. Mechanick Thyroid Cancer - From Emergent Biotechnologies to Clinical Practice Guidelines (Hardcover)
Angelo Carpi, Jeffrey I. Mechanick
R3,810 R3,504 Discovery Miles 35 040 Save R306 (8%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The current age of clinical medicine is witnessing biotechnological innovation at an unprecedented pace. As a result, the recently popularized clinical practice guidelines (CPG), as a tool to assist clinical decision-making, have been struggling to keep up. Thyroid Cancer: From Emergent Biotechnology to Clinical Practice Guidelines rides the wave of medical innovation, analyzing current and future CPG, and providing an up-to-date and comprehensive treatise on thyroid cancer, its diagnosis, and treatment.

A synthesis of ideas by prominent world experts in the field of thyroid cancer research and clinical practice, Thyroid Cancer covers:

  • Technologically-advanced diagnostic procedures and therapeutic interventions
  • Diagnostic techniques employed in the detection and follow-up of thyroid cancer including ultrasound, needle aspiration techniques, CT, PET, PET-CT, and MRI
  • Basic principles of systems biology, molecular and translational medicine, CPG development, and risk stratification for thyroid cancer
  • How CPG contain knowledge gaps and produce uncertainty
  • Advances in the field, including new surgical techniques, molecular targeted therapies, external beam radiation therapy, and chemotherapy

A comprehensive, scientific description of current and future diagnostic and therapeutic modalities for the management of thyroid cancer, this treatise is an indispensible reference for both the specialist and referring physician.

Handbook of Diagnostic Endocrinology (Paperback, 3rd edition): William Winter E, Lori J. Sokoll, Brett Holmquist, Roger L.... Handbook of Diagnostic Endocrinology (Paperback, 3rd edition)
William Winter E, Lori J. Sokoll, Brett Holmquist, Roger L. Bertholf
R3,858 Discovery Miles 38 580 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The clinical laboratory plays a critical role in the diagnosis and management of endocrine and related metabolic disorders, which are leading causes of morbidity and mortality in children and adults. The Handbook of Diagnostic Endocrinology, Third Edition, provides a ready reference for the evaluation, diagnosis, and monitoring of such disorders. This revision incorporates translational medicine, connecting what clinicians need to know with those in research providing a clinical context to which they can relate their molecular findings. This book solves the needs of clinicians and researchers by bringing together in one book endocrinology at the molecular and clinical levels. As the intricacies of intracellular signaling have become better understood, states of hormone resistance are now increasingly recognized. The most common endocrinopathy in westernized countries, the metabolic syndrome, results, to a large extent, from insulin resistance. The complexity of the circulating forms of various hormones are acknowledged in this revision.

Endocrinology of Aging - Clinical Aspects in Diagrams and Images (Paperback): Emiliano Corpas Endocrinology of Aging - Clinical Aspects in Diagrams and Images (Paperback)
Emiliano Corpas; Edited by Marc R. Blackman, Ricardo Correa, S. Mitchell Harman, Antonio Ruiz-Torres
R5,633 Discovery Miles 56 330 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

According to the United Nations, the number of people aged 60 years or over in the world is projected to be 1.4 billion in 2030 and 2.1 billion in 2050. Endocrinologists and other clinicians face the challenge of caring for the elderly. To do so, they need to incorporate geriatric principles into their clinical practice. Endocrinology of Aging: Clinical Aspects in Diagrams and Images presents chapters in a way that allows the reader to incorporate concepts and main facts of complex subjects in a visual way. As the global population becomes older, the need for a deeper understanding of geriatric pathology increases, and with it, the access to educational resources for the endocrinology and metabolism of aging.

Encyclopedia of Endocrine Diseases (Hardcover, 2nd edition): Ilpo Huhtaniemi Encyclopedia of Endocrine Diseases (Hardcover, 2nd edition)
Ilpo Huhtaniemi
R77,246 Discovery Miles 772 460 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Encyclopedia of Endocrine Diseases, Second Edition, Five Volume Set comprehensively reviews the extensive spectrum of diseases and disorders that can occur within the endocrine system. It serves as a useful and comprehensive source of information spanning the many and varied aspects of the endocrine end metabolic system. Students will find a concise description of the physiology and pathophysiology of endocrine and metabolic functions, as well as their diseases. Each article provides a comprehensive overview of the selected topic to inform a broad spectrum of readers, from advanced undergraduate students, to research professionals. Chapters explore the latest advances and hot topics that have emerged in recent years, such as the molecular basis of endocrine and metabolic diseases (mutations, epigenetics, signaling), the pathogenesis and therapy of common endocrine diseases (e.g. diabetes and endocrine malignancies), new technologies in endocrine research, new methods of treatment, and endocrine toxicology/disruptors.

Inborn Metabolic Diseases - Diagnosis and Treatment (Hardcover, 7th ed. 2022): Jean-Marie Saudubray, Matthias R. Baumgartner,... Inborn Metabolic Diseases - Diagnosis and Treatment (Hardcover, 7th ed. 2022)
Jean-Marie Saudubray, Matthias R. Baumgartner, Angeles Garcia-Cazorla, John Walter
R6,995 Discovery Miles 69 950 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This 7th edition is a milestone in the series of Inborn Metabolic Diseases (IMD), recognised as the standard textbook for professionals involved in the diagnosis and management of IMD. Within the last 5 years a Copernican revolution in our understanding of IMD has changed the definition, concepts, paradigms, and classification. This new edition now extends the concept of IMD to include those disturbances in molecular machinery diagnosed by molecular techniques but currently without measurable metabolic markers. The book presents a clinical and biochemical approach to the diagnosis and management of IEM with many diagnostic algorithms for patients of all ages and with a particular focus on neurological presentations. It includes separate, comprehensive sections on IEM classified in 3 major pathophysiological categories: disorders of energy metabolism, both mitochondrial and non-mitochondrial; small molecule disorders, mostly diagnosed with metabolic markers; and complex molecules disorders, mostly diagnosed with molecular techniques. Two new chapters were added, describing around 600 disorders of nucleic acid metabolism, tRNA metabolism, ribosomal biogenesis, and cellular trafficking.

Fat - A Fate Worse Than Death? - Women, Weight, and Appearance (Hardcover): Ellen Cole, Esther D Rothblum, Ruth R. Thone Fat - A Fate Worse Than Death? - Women, Weight, and Appearance (Hardcover)
Ellen Cole, Esther D Rothblum, Ruth R. Thone
R1,950 Discovery Miles 19 500 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Despite the gains of the women's movement, women are still judged by what they look like--and men, by what they do. Fat--A Fate Worse Than Death? offers hardy resistance to the narrow, random, and irrational appearance standards set for American women through an approach that is personal, eclectic, courageous, and funny. If you are interested in giving up your diet, throwing out your scales, and concentrating on who you are on a deeper level, this book will show you how to accept, appreciate, and even love your body Using statistics, research, anecdotes, and personal experiences, Fat--A Fate Worse Than Death? explores how appearance standards have built a prison for women. With the book's helpful advice, reading suggestions, and list of more than 100 ways to fight looksism, sexism, ageism, and racism, you will learn to express your rights and needs, regardless of your shape or size, and tear down those prison walls. Designed to transcend the boundaries between the personal and the political, Fat--A Fate Worse Than Death? discusses: examples of how weight and size constitute the last socially accepted prejudice the national "War on Fat" counteracting societal influences that support weight preoccupation connection between appearance standards for older women and large women nurturing your body resisting male-defined standards of beauty for women the myth of diets and dieting how the body resists weight loss how women are disempowered by concentration on weight and appearance how concentrating on appearance leaves real-life issues unaddressed how feeling bad about yourself can turn you into a willing consumerFeminists, faculty and students of women's studies programs, aging women, women of radical politics, and other concerned women and men will find that Fat--A Fate Worse Than Death? states explicitly how women are kept powerless by subscribing to cultural and social edicts on physical appearance. Don?t live silently in a society that degrades and discounts women because of their physical stature and don?t let obsession with thinness keep you passive, docile, and unable to give your energy to things that really need your passion and intelligence. Read this book and learn to not only value yourself for who you are, but also to counteract American culture's equality-denying prejudices and practices.

Emotions, Hormones and Atherosclerosis (Hardcover): Sokolov Emotions, Hormones and Atherosclerosis (Hardcover)
Sokolov
R4,069 R3,330 Discovery Miles 33 300 Save R739 (18%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The increase of emotional stress has disturbing effects on the neurohumoral regulation of metabolic processes, especially in relation to the cardiovascular system, and increases the changes of organisms developing atherosclerosis. This book studies the effects on the cardiovascular system (in IHD patients) caused by emotions of diverse biological qualities (both positive and negative). At the same time, the relationship between these effects on the functional activity of various hormonal systems and the blood coagulation system are studied in order to determine the mechanisms and development of atherosclerotic processes.

Childhood Obesity - Causes, Consequences, and Intervention Approaches (Paperback): Michael I. Goran Childhood Obesity - Causes, Consequences, and Intervention Approaches (Paperback)
Michael I. Goran
R1,455 Discovery Miles 14 550 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Childhood obesity has reached epidemic proportions in the United States and continues to increase in prevalence in almost all countries in which it has been studied, including developed and developing countries around the globe. The causes of obesity are complex and multi-factorial. Childhood obesity becomes a life-long problem in most cases and is associated with long term chronic disease risk for a variety of diseases including type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, as well as psychosocial as issues and obesity seems to affect almost every organ system in the body. In recent years there has been tremendous progress in the understanding of this problem and in strategies for prevention and treatment in the pediatric years. Childhood Obesity: Causes, Consequences, and Intervention Approaches presents current reviews on the complex problem of obesity from the multi-level causes throughout early life before adulthood and the implications for this for long-term disease risk. It reviews numerous types of strategies that have been used to address this issue from conventional clinical management to global policy strategies attempting to modify the global landscape of food, nutrition, and physical activity. Each chapter is written by a global authority in his or her respective field with a focus on reviewing the current status and recent developments. The book features information on contributing factors to obesity, including developmental origins, social/family, birth cohort studies, influence of ethnicity, and global perspectives. It takes a life-course approach to the subject matter and includes exhaustive treatment of contributing factors to childhood obesity, such as assessment, environmental factors, nutrition and dietary factors, host factors, interventions and treatment, consequences, and further action for future prevention. This broad range of topics relevant to the rapidly changing field of childhood obesity is suitable for students, health care professionals, physicians, and researchers.

Toxic Disruptions - Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in Urban India (Hardcover): Gauri S. Pathak Toxic Disruptions - Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in Urban India (Hardcover)
Gauri S. Pathak
R3,747 Discovery Miles 37 470 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book provides a unique ethnographic account of women living with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) in India. It examines how contaminated environments and political-economic changes render urban middle-class women in India vulnerable to PCOS, a condition which has the potential to disrupt conventional, normative feminine biographies of marriage and childbearing. The volume revolves around two main themes: how toxic landscapes, the endocrine disrupting chemicals suffusing them, and the political-economic environments related to them are linked to endocrine disorders such as PCOS; and how the biosocial disruptions caused by PCOS are both affecting women and reflective of changes in contemporary urban India. The author draws on anthropological fieldwork to investigate these connections through a fresh approach, combining a political ecological framework with perspectives from the anthropology of toxic exposures and health-environment systems. The first of its kind, this volume will be indispensable to students and researchers of anthropology, particularly medical anthropology, medical sociology, human geography, science and technology studies, medical humanities, health-environment systems, endocrine disorders, public health, and South Asian studies.

Endocrinology: Adult and Pediatric, 2-Volume Set (Hardcover, 7th edition): J.Larry Jameson, Leslie J. DeGroot Endocrinology: Adult and Pediatric, 2-Volume Set (Hardcover, 7th edition)
J.Larry Jameson, Leslie J. DeGroot
R8,896 R8,344 Discovery Miles 83 440 Save R552 (6%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Considered the definitive source in its field for over 35 years, Endocrinology: Adult and Pediatric, has been thoroughly updated to reflect today's recent advances in adult and pediatric endocrinology. Unique perspectives from a team of trusted, world-renowned experts ensure this medical reference book remains the most highly-regarded text in the field. "...deserves a large and universal audience, as it is a superb textbook as well as a substantial and scholarly reference source for all those with an interest in this field." Reviewed by glycosmedia.com, May 2015 Make the best clinical decisions with an enhanced emphasis on evidence-based practice and expert opinions on treatment strategies. Zero in on the most relevant and useful references with the aid of a more focused, concise bibliography. Locate information quickly, while still getting the complete coverage you expect, with two streamlined, manageable volumes. Now in full color, with special design treatment for at-a-glance pediatric content, helping to distinguish the pediatric content. Expanded coverage for key topics such as pediatric endocrinology and obesity mechanisms and treatment, in addition to today's hot topics in endocrinology, including endocrine disruptors, bariatric surgery, androgen deficiency, genetic causes of obesity, endocrine rhythms, and the use of tyrosine kinase inhibitors in thyroid cancer. New content addressing the latest advances in testosterone and estrogen replacement, as well as the new causes of calcium and phosphate disorders, new molecular causes of endocrine cancers, new genetic causes of reproductive disorders, and more. Updated clinical guidelines for diabetes, lipid disorders, obesity management, osteoporosis, and more, as well as essential treatment updates for the medical management of acromegaly, Cushing's Disease, hypercalcemia, and diabetes mellitus. New Key Points provide snapshots of what to expect in each chapter, or serve as a refresher of what you just read. Expert Consult eBook version included with purchase. This enhanced eBook experience allows you to search all of the text, figures, references, and videos from the book on a variety of devices.

Physiological Consequences of Brain Insulin Action (Hardcover): Andre Kleinridders Physiological Consequences of Brain Insulin Action (Hardcover)
Andre Kleinridders
R4,070 Discovery Miles 40 700 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Summarizes insulin and the closely related IGF-1 receptor signaling. Depicts concepts of insulin resistance. Highlights the importance of conserved brain insulin signaling for brain function, metabolism and behavior Describes potential behavioral and pharmacological approaches to support brain insulin signaling

Optimizing Metabolic Status for the Hospitalized Patient - The Role of Macro- and Micronutrition on Disease Management... Optimizing Metabolic Status for the Hospitalized Patient - The Role of Macro- and Micronutrition on Disease Management (Paperback)
Jennifer C. Johnson, Michael M. Rothkopf, MD, FACP, FACN
R1,734 Discovery Miles 17 340 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book is a guide for clinicians seeking to use metabolic approaches in the care of hospitalized patients. Since a nutritional component exists for practically any disease process managed, it is important to properly address the macro- and micronutrient issues that can help facilitate a favourable clinical outcome. Metabolic medicine is a newly recognized speciality that applies proven nutritional approaches to support hospitalized patients within existing standards of care. Optimizing Metabolic Status for the Hospitalized Patient: The Role of Macro- and Micronutrition on Disease Management addresses the gap of nutrition knowledge among physicians who generally care for patients without addressing the nutritional and metabolic perspective. Features: State-of-the-art guidelines for practicing metabolic medicine in the hospital setting "Hands on" guide for day-to-day metabolic management of hospitalized patients Personal insights from one of the field's leading practitioners, drawing upon decades of experience Historical reviews of key scientific developments This book is written by Dr Michael M. Rothkopf, Clinical Professor of Medicine at Rutgers/New Jersey Medical School. Dr Rothkopf founded the Metabolic Medicine Center at Morristown Medical Center and is the current Metabolic Medicine Consultant for the Heart Transplant, Lung Transplant, Cardiac Surgery and Wound Care Programs at RWJBH/Newark Beth Israel Medical Center. This book is directed at the physician level of hospital care. It provides value to a broad range of physicians regardless of their medical specialty or subspecialty. It will also be useful for medical students and resident physicians in training as well as nurse practitioners and physician assistants working in hospital settings.

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