Discover everything you need to know about using CBD to improve your health and wellbeing. In this comprehensive guide, licenced doctor and award winning health writer, Dr Sarah Brewer, takes you through the vast world of CBD. A doctor's guide for using CBD to improve your health Do you want a natural option for reducing pain and inflammation? Do you want to reduce anxiety and sleep better? There is a reason why CBD products are among the fastest growing wellness products in the UK. The health benefits are many - it can help you relieve pain, reduce inflammation, improve sleep and reduce anxiety. Thanks to its relaxation properties it is also a popular alternative to alcohol. In an easy and accessible way, Dr Sarah Brewer takes you through the science, research and legislation behind CBD, and explains the difference between medical cannabis, CBD (Cannabidiol), THC and hemp. Armed with all the facts, you will discover the vast usages and benefits of CBD for physical and emotional wellbeing, and learn how to best use it to optimise your health.

Dr. Sarah Brewer and Michelle Berriedale-Johnson IBS Diet Reduce Pain and Improve Digestion the Natural Way New edition A new edition of this popular nutritional plan to ease IBS brings the book onto the health rather than the cookery shelves. A simple nutritional plan and 60 delicious recipes provide sufferers - an estimated one in three of the population - with the means to treat this painful condition naturally. Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is often the result of a basic food intolerance and can often flare up at times of stress. Diet is one of the best ways of getting the condition under control and improving quality of life for sufferers. Written by a medical doctor (and Telegraph columnist) and a well-known special diets cookery writer, this practical health guide provides IBS sufferers with a complete nutritional plan and 60 delicious and easy recipes to deal with IBS and digestive pain the natural way. Contains all of the mainstream medical information in an easy-to-read style, as well as the low-down on the full range of effective complementary health treatments available. The book also outlines the common 'trigger' foods that cause IBS to flare up, such as alcohol, caffeine, dairy and wheat. Readers are encouraged to focus on different food ranges to help them identify their own personal IBS triggers, making this a long-term treatment plan.

Dr. Sarah Brewer and Michelle Berriedale-Johnson Eat to Beat I.B.S. Simple Self Treatment to Reduce Pain and Improve Digestion Irritable Bowel Syndrome is a painful disorder which affects as many as 30% of people in the UK. This book, written by doctor and Telegraph columnist and successful special diets cookery writer duo is a must for all sufferers.

'Enjoy your food and beat high blood pressure naturally!'

What you eat plays a key role in controlling and preventing high blood pressure, also closely linked to the West's number one killer, heart disease. This accessible guide, written by respected media doctor Sarah Brewer and culinary expert Michelle Berriedale-Johnson, provides a clear nutritional plan to help you avoid and control high blood pressure.

• Understand what causes high blood pressure
• Learn how to control symptoms
• Change your eating habits the easy way
• Find out which orthodox and complementary treatments will help
• Eat and enjoy the right foods with 60 delicious recipes

Strap: A no-nonsense guide to the science of what we eat and how it affects our health Description: Shocking obesity rates, the rise of eating disorders, killer food allergies, super foods that cure cancer: as the headlines shout every week, we have never been more engaged, or struggled so hard, with what we put in our mouths. Separating fact from fiction, award-winning health journalist and nutritionist Dr Sarah Brewer combines the latest science with practical advice on what really matters to explain exactly how food influences our health and well-being.

Ever wondered what's really going on in your body as you age? Can you really eat to beat cancer or prevent heart disease? These questions and more are answered in Eat Better, Live Longer, helping you make achievable, sensible, science-based changes to your diet from day one. Discover the secrets of long life from centenarians around the world, and explore the 10 simple but meaningful adaptations you can make both to what you eat and to how you eat to follow in their footsteps. A four-week eating plan, with over 110 nutrient-packed recipes, helps you learn to make smarter choices about foods that can reduce your risk of certain diseases and lessen the effects of others. Use this new-found knowledge together with details on how each part of your body changes as you age and which nutrients you need to support support all-round health, helping you live a longer, happier life. Future-proof your life with this science-based superfood approach to discovering what is really happening to your body as you are aging.

A bewildering range of vitamin, mineral and herbal supplements is now widely available to us all, but information about their health benefits cannot be given on the packaging as it would constitute a health claim. In this jargon-free guide leading expert on sensible supplementation, Dr Sarah Brewer, sets out all you need to know about the main supplements, and suggests which to take for specific health problems. It includes: A-Z guide to 150 supplements for a brighter and healthier life. Clearly explains the benefits, possible side effects and contraindications. Thoroughly sets out the research evidence to back their efficacy. Recommends supplements for common problems such as IBS, chronic fatigue, recurrent candida and arthritis. Packed with clear and concise answers, this essential guide explains the use of supplements to maintain or improve your daily health.

Death - A Survival Guide offers a unique insight into the biggest threats to life and limb in the industrialized world. Sarah Brewer's comprehensive and thorough survey of the most likely ways to die in the industrialized world looks at 100 causes of death from the most common such as heart disease, smoking related deaths and domestic accidents to the unusual and downright bizarre lightning strikes and animal attacks. This fascinating - and occasionally sideways - look at death and dying will help you understand the most common causes of death and how each one affects the human body. View at a glance statistics reveal who dies where, when and how often; lists of warning signs, symptoms and risk factors allow you to determine the chances of it happening to you; and finally case studies on prevention, treatment and cures describe the best steps you can take to avoid meeting your maker in this way. Aeroplane crash; Anaphylactic shock; Aortic aneurysm; Brain tumour; Breast cancer; Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease; Dehydration; Dementia; Domestic accidents; Heart attack; Influenza; Malaria; Occupational hazards at work; Over-exertion; Pulmonary Embolism; Respiratory failure.

OVERCOMING GALLSTONES is packed with all the evidence-based advice you need to reduce your gallbladder symptoms. Dr Sarah Brewer explains the medical and nutritional approaches that can dissolve gallstones or minimise the pain and discomfort they cause. She covers the best diet to follow and the best nutritional supplements to take, with doses based on published clinical trials. And if you are contemplating gallbladder surgery, she provides a full step-by-step guide to what happens whether you undergo a laparoscopic procedure or an open operation. As one of the few medical doctors who is also a Registered Nutritionist and a Registered Nutritional Therapist, she expertly explains all the facts in a clear and concise way. Sarah is the award-winning author of over 60 popular health books and has overcome gallstones herself. Gallstone Essentials: How your gallbladder works, how gallstones form, causes, risk factors, symptoms and medical tests. Nutritional Approaches: Which diet is best? Benefits of monounsaturated and omega-3 fats; Effects of vegetable protein, fibre, cholesterol-rich foods and carbohydrates; Why coffee and alcohol are beneficial - in moderation. The role of food allergies and intolerances; How to follow an elimination diet. IgG blood tests; The famous Gallbladder Flush. Nutritional Supplements: Evidence for Vitamin C, Magnesium, Lecithin, Plant Sterols, Milk Thistle, Globe Artichoke, Peppermint Oil and Digestive Enzymes. Medical Approaches: Dissolving stones with medicine; Ursodeoxycholic acid and Terpene essential oils on prescription; Effects of Statin drugs. Surgical Approaches: Lithotripsy to shatter gallstones; What happens during gallbladder surgery; Laparoscopic cholecystectomy step-by-step; Open cholecystectomy step-by-step; Avoiding future adhesions.

Concise information and advice about cholesterol along with a clinically proven 12-week program to help wash cholesterol out of the body Packed with accessible information about cholesterol and advice to help readers identify if they have raised cholesterol levels, this resource explains what it is, what it does, what the good and bad types are, and what an ideal balance is. It explains the risk factors for abnormal cholesterol balance, lists the symptoms and signs, and teaches how to test one's cholesterol levels. For those who need to lower their level, the book offers helpful information on diet including cholesterol-lowering super foods, exercise and lifestyle changes, how cholesterol-lowering medication works, and vitamin supplements and herbal remedies. Lastly, it puts forward a three-month program encompassing diet, lifestyle, exercise, and supplements.

'Wide ranging, backed by science and research, informative and easy to understand, this is a great book for the sleep-deprived' Lisa Artis, The Sleep Council When was the last time you had a proper night's sleep? In today's fast-paced, non-stop world, research by the UK's Sleep Council has found that almost a third of us don't get enough sleep most nights. Insomnia can wreak havoc on everyday life - leaving us feeling exhausted, irritable and unwell. Lack of sleep has also been linked to a whole host of long-term chronic conditions including Type 2 diabetes, heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, obesity and depression. But don't despair - help is at hand! This book is packed with easy to read and simple to follow tips, as well as some weird and wonderful tricks, all gathered from expert scientific research, that will help you fall asleep and stay asleep. You may be surprised to learn that everything from having a purpose in life to warming your feet, from what you eat through the day to how you breathe, from how much time you spend outdoors to reframing your thoughts and mindset can all help you get a better night's rest. A good night's sleep can help change your life for the better, and this book will help you to achieve it.