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Managing Your Chronic Illness, Patient Info - CDM
health promotion strategies such as diet, exercise and and emotional challenges ofa longterm illness. strategies useful for people with any chronic illness.
http://www.healthservices.gov.bc.ca/cdm/patients/managing.html

Extractions: BC HealthGuide ... B.C. Clinical Practice Guidelines and Protocols Managing Your Chronic Illness: Information for Patients Active involvement in your own care is critical. You need to understand your condition well enough to take some responsibility for its management. You can and should be involved in decisions about your treatment. Traditionally, the doctor's role has been to diagnose and prescribe, while the patient's role has been to comply with the doctor's orders. This approach may still work for acute problems, but is far less effective in dealing with a chronic disease. Effective management of a chronic disease requires a partnership between you and your doctor. Your doctor's role in this partnership is to provide medical advice, offer treatment options and recommend resources. (See "Working with Your Doctor" under Specific Diseases.)
I Abstract /i Dietary Adequacy Of The Rotary Diversified Diet
Fibromyalgia chronic Fatigue Syndrome Items. Abstract dietary adequacy of therotary diversified diet as a treatment for environmental illness ImmuneSupport
http://www.immunesupport.com/library/showarticle.cfm/id/4345

Extractions: Can J Diet Pract Res 2002 Winter;63(4):198-201 Taylor JP, Krondl MM, Spidel M, Csima AC. Department of Family and Nutritional Sciences, University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PEI, Canada. The rotary diversified diet, used in the management of environmental illness, consists of eliminating prohibited foods from the diet and rotating remaining non-prohibited foods and their "food families" within a regular cycle. We assessed the adequacy of nutrient intakes in 22 women prescribed the diet, described the nature of supplement use, and assessed the relationship between adherence and nutrient intake levels. Except for calcium and folacin intakes, mean nutrient intakes met or exceeded recommended levels. No subjects had calcium intakes above the adequate intake for calcium; 72.7% had folate intakes below the estimated average requirement. Intakes of other nutrients, except thiamin and magnesium, were below the estimated average requirement in less than 25% of the sample; 31.8% and 45.5% of subjects, respectively, had thiamin and magnesium intakes at this level.
Chronic Illness: What To Do If You Or Someone You Love Has Chronic Fatigue Syndr
Almost all find that a changes in diet and lifestyle are essential elements to feelingbetter. Because CFS is a chronic illness, it is important to have coping
http://www.shpm.com/articles/chronic/cfs.html

Extractions: Seeking the assistance of a therapist can be a difficult process ... WHAT TO DO IF YOU OR SOMEONE YOU LOVE HAS CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) is an illness that is on the rise. It is so prevalent that the Center for Disease Control has a menu of pre-recorded information about CFS available on its info-line. Among private insurers, CFS has been the fastest rising cause of disability in both men and women since 1989. A presentation at the last Chronic Fatigue Syndrome conference by the U.S. Assistant Secretary for Health reflected the government's increasing attention to CFS as a real public health concern. If you believe you have CFS, receiving a diagnosis as early as possible can be most helpful. Finding a physician who is familiar with CFS and sensitive to the problems associated with it can be a task, but patients agree it is worth the effort. Most CFS associations and support groups have lists of doctors who are supportive. Frequently, patients find that a combination of traditional and holistic approaches is most effective in supporting the immune system. Almost all find that a changes in diet and lifestyle are essential elements to feeling better. Because CFS is a chronic illness, it is important to have coping mechanisms and lifestyle patterns which work for the long haul. Give the patient understanding by validating the patient's perceptions that he or she is sick;
Health/Women's Health - Chronic Illness: Alternative Treatments For Fibromyalgia
as 20 million people suffer from fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome They describelifestyle adaptations and individualized medicine, diet, and activity
http://www.hunterhouse.com/showbook.asp?bid=63
Health/Women's Health - Chronic Illness: Her Healthy Heart - A Womans Guide To
risk factors and symptoms, and provides detailed information on how women can reducetheir risk of heart disease by making changes in diet, increasing physical
http://www.hunterhouse.com/showbook.asp?bid=114
NADF BOOK BIN
The salt free diet could really cause a problem for most addisonians. Sick and Tiredof Feeling Sick and Tired Living with Invisible chronic illness by Paul J
http://www.medhelp.org/nadf/nadf11.htm

Extractions: by Eugenia Zukerman and Julie R. Ingelfinger, MD Book Review by Emma Lou LaForge This is a book written to help people on megadoses of prednisone cope with the side effects encountered with this medicine. In this instance the patient took prednisone for ten months and was able to get off medication. Since her dosage was megadoses, (ten times the normal Addison dosage) her side effects were extremely elevated. She was a professional musician, middle-aged and absolutely determined not to gain weight or become moon faced, both associated with high dose prednisone treatments. Her concern for this and her mood changes and emotional turmoil seemed to out weigh the seriousness of eosinophilic pneumonitis, a rare lung disease. Her sister (the doctor) took a more stable outlook. Of course, she was only a "bystander" and trying to help in a professional, yet personal way.
Nourishing Traditions: The Cookbook That Challenges Politically Correct Nutritio
the white man's diet had crowded and crooked teeth, narrowed faces, deformitiesof bone structure, susceptibility to infectious illness and chronic disease.
http://www.enig.com/cookbook1.html

Extractions: Nourishing Traditions: The Cookbook that Challenges Politically Correct Nutrition and the Diet Dictocrats Technology is a generous benefactor. To those who have wisely used his gifts he has bestowed freedom from drudgery, freedom to travel, freedom from the discomforts of cold, heat and dirt, and freedom from ignorance, boredom and oppression. But father technology has not brought us freedom from disease. Chronic illness in industrialized nations has reached epic proportions because we have been dazzled by his stepchildren fast foods, fractionated foods, convenience foods, packaged foods, fake foods, embalmed foods, ersatz foods all the bright baubles that fill up the shelves at our grocery stores, convenience markets, vending machines and even health food stores. The premise of this book is that modern food choices and preparation techniques constitute a radical change from the way man has nourished himself for thousands of years and, from the perspective of history, represent a fad that not only has severely compromised his health and vitality, but may well destroy him; and that the culinary traditions of our ancestors, and the food choices and preparation techniques of healthy nonindustrialized peoples, should serve as the model for contemporary eating habits, even and especially during this modern technological age. The first modern researcher to take a careful look at the health and eating habits of isolated traditional societies was a dentist, Dr. Weston Price. Fifty years ago, Dr. Price traveled the world over to observe population groups untouched by civilization, living entirely on local foods. While the diets of these peoples differed in many particulars, they contained several factors in common. Almost without exception, the groups he studied ate liberally of seafood or other animal proteins and fats in the form of organ meats and dairy products; they valued animal fats as absolutely necessary to good health; and they ate fats, meats, fruits, vegetables, legumes, nuts, seeds and whole grains in their natural, unrefined state. A high portion of these primitive diets consisted of raw foods, of both animal and vegetable origin.
Bookstore & More
Staying Healthy With Nutrition The Complete Guide to diet and Nutritional the Diagnosis From Crisis to Personal Renewal for Patients With chronic illness.
http://www.edstoday.org/bookstore.htm

Extractions: EDS Today The newsletter for, by, and about people with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. Want to buy a one of the books from Laura's Library ? We've compiled an online bookstore with selected books from Laura's Library and other titles which may be useful to people with EDS. Search Now: Cheri Register's The Chronic Illness Experience: Embracing the Imperfect Life (formerly titled Living with Chronic Illness ) probes the varied problems of daily living with medical conditions that can not be cured. Like a friend at the kitchen table, Register uses her experience and that of her acquaintances to illustrate the issues facing those of us with invisible chronic conditions... Waist-High in the World : A Life Among Non Disabled more than anything else I have ready, encapsulates the daily struggles of disability. From getting dresses, to coming to terms with an unglamorous body, to traveling, to simply getting out of bed, Nancy Mairs addresses the hardships and joys of disability. Gallagher has been at the forefront of the disability activism before he was willing to accept himself as disabled. For decades, he shunned the "professional disabled," those who, having found themselves disabled then found themselves work revolving around the creation of a disability community. Indeed, he avoided even socializing with other disabled persons. From the 1980s on, however, Gallagher has accepted membership in this community, and accepted the mantle of leadership.
Chronic Illness And SocioEconomic Status
and the outcome of social inequalities such as poor diet, smoking, respiratory evidenceof financial hardships that plague people with chronic illness from all
http://www.priory.com/SES.htm

Extractions: Chronic illnesses in Australia are of increasing concern because of their relation to the aging of the population and the growing costs to the health system. The relationship between morbidity and socio-economic status has long been established and is known to reduce the impact of interventions amongst those from lower socio-economic statuses. Marmot et al (1998) argue that it is now time to explore the socio-cultural factors involved in the relationship between morbidity and socio-economic status. To date, in Australia, research exploring the complex relationship between socio-economic status and chronic illness has not been widely undertaken. We cannot rely on overseas studies in this area because chronic illnesses are experienced in their unique socio-cultural settings, to which unique national policy initiatives make substantial contributions. In addition, no broad comparative studies of chronic illnesses and their varying relationships to socio-economic status have been undertaken, in either Australia or internationally. This paper undertakes a review of recent findings concerning the relationship between socio-economic status and morbidity in order to argue that new approaches that explore more fully the impact of a range of socio-cultural factors will lead to more effective interventions to improve health outcomes for people with a range of chronic illnesses.
Children, Chronic Illness, Katie's Story
back at school the kids thought that I must have some kind of contagious illness. Itried really hard to diet and to do physical activity but nothing seemed to
http://www.faculty.fairfield.edu/fleitas/katie.html

Extractions: Hello, everybody. Thanks for coming on over to learn about me...and the mystery disease! By the time I was eight years old, I had broken about 12 bones, my hair was falling out, and I was tired all the time. I live in Japan, and since nobody there seemed to know what was going on, including the doctors, I was sent to Hawaii to go to the Pink Hospital. At least that was MY name for it, since it was pink and very large. Forget about beaches. When I spent MY six weeks there, I was too busy being poked and prodded, because I had about a zillion tests. So mainly the time seemed like a total and complete HELL! Well, by the time I got to third grade, the mystery was solved. The doctors told me that I had something called Graves Disease. This is a medical problem that has to do with a part of the body called the thyroid gland. Bet you didn't know that you even had one of those, right? It's the part of you that gives you your energy, among other things. The doctors told me that I needed to have all of the tests because Graves Disease is rare in younger kids. They wanted to be sure of the diagnosis. I ended up taking this stuff called radioactive iodine. Doesn't that sound scary? Like I must glow in the dark now? Well, I don't. What it's supposed to do is to stop the thyroid gland from sending out so much hormone, so that I would feel normal again. But instead, when I got back to Japan, I couldn't walk or anything. I reminded myself of a slug - lazy and always tired. But I just couldn't help the way that my body felt-my thyroid still wasn't working right. Because it was six months into the year when I went to Hawaii, by the time I returned and tried to go back to school, I was too tired to walk, to sit in my seat, or actually to do just about anything! The first day back at school the kids thought that I must have some kind of contagious illness. So they said that I had AIDS, and I didn't have many friends after that. I was really sad!
AARP Webplace | Chronic Diseases Management
Understand your illness. associations all are good sources of information on chronicillnesses. Monitor your health, control your diet and exercise regimen and
http://www.aarp.org/confacts/health/chrond.html

Extractions: ON THIS PAGE: What You Should Know For More Information If you are diagnosed with a chronic illness - one that lasts more than three months - you are not alone. More than 90 million Americans live with chronic illnesses, such as arthritis, cancer, diabetes, and heart disease, according to the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. What You Should Know Although living with a chronic disorder can be physically and emotionally challenging, there are more resources to help you today than ever before. For example, support groups for specific diseases meet regularly, both in person and over the Internet. Numerous associations for particular illnesses, such as the American Heart Association and the Arthritis Foundation , make educational information available to the public. And medical research has come a long way in helping people recognize, control, and prevent a host of chronic ailments.
Maximize Your Health, Reverse Disease, Lose Fat Weight And Extend
mean the difference between achieving wellness and suffering with chronic illness,taking multiple the harmful effects of a rich, disease causing diet; a diet
http://www.drfuhrman.com/chapter/
Chronic Illness
results, and that the basis of your chronic illness may well be 2. Learn how to bestdeal with your illness. Eat the same diet your own particular ancestors ate
http://www.singledisabledseniors.net/wannabhealthy.htm
Women And Chronic Illness
activity in older rural Midwestern women with chronic illness, National Instituteof including stress management resources, family adaptation, diet and physical
http://www.uic.edu/nursing/research/research/abstracts/women.htm

Extractions: Currently Funded Research Projects Narcolepsy Sexually Transmitted Diseases, HIV/AIDS Community Health Initiatives WHO Collaborating Center/Primary Health Care: Domestic Global Gerontology/Elder Care Click on project title to view project abstract. Click on Principal Investigator's name to view their web page. Women and Chronic Illness Principal Investigator Co-Investigator Title Funding Agency Roberta Cassidy Tonda Hughes Lesbians experiences with depression: A grounded theory inquiry Seth D. Rosen Graduate Student Research Award Tonda Hughes S. Wilsnack
The Latest On ME Or Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Beauty Health diet Fitness iVillage News. more newsletters. This is the story sofar. chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is an illness characterised by prolonged
http://www.ivillage.co.uk/health/ghealth/discon/articles/0,,181033_182772,00.htm

Extractions: Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is an illness characterised by prolonged, debilitating fatigue and multiple non-specific symptoms such as headaches, recurrent sore throats, muscle and joint pains and memory and concentration difficulties. Profound fatigue, the hallmark of the disorder, can come on suddenly or gradually and persists or recurs throughout the period of illness. Unlike the short-term disability of say, the flu, CFS symptoms linger for at least six months and often for years. No one advertisement
Take A Hint From The Hunzas: Diet Is Key To Health, Vitality
Take A Hint From the Hunzas diet Is Key to Health, Vitality by Dr. Lynn Hardy, ND (See http//www.chronicnet.org.) They define chronic illness the following
http://www.byregion.net/articles-healers/Hunza_Diet.html

Extractions: Americans are sicker than ever! This is not my personal opinion but an undisputable fact. After examining the latest statistics and health forecasts, I am horrified about the future that lies before us. Even though most are preoccupied, and rightfully so, with the threat of terrorist attacks and other potential dangers, the phenomenon I'll be discussing also demands our immediate attention. Ending the atrocities of the world will not be enough to ensure a positive future for mankind. We must work just as hard to put a stop to the total deterioration of our food, water, and environment.
ETA OMEGA CHAPTER
some acute selflimiting , mostly chronic disease, (congestive to the need for behavioralchanges (diet, exercise, etc I started treating illness, and then I
http://www.uml.edu/Dept/Nursing/EO/spotlight.htm

Extractions: by Arlene McGrory D.N.Sc.,R.N. This column will include interviews with nurse leaders in Sigma Theta Tau. This interview is with Professor Cheryl Cox, Director of the Doctoral Program at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. It's focus is on health promotion. A.M .What Sigma chapter are you a member of? C.C. I am a founding member of Beta Theta Chapter, University of Tennessee College of Nursing. And I keep my membership there for sentimental reasons. A.M. What started your interest in health promotion? C.C. I have always been interested in health behavior, particularly difficult health behaviors to initiate and maintain, like exercise and diet. I want to know why and how people conquer adversity and barriers to subscribe to these behaviors. I was a public health nurse before I was a nurse practitioner. Almost everything I did was with low income folks living in Memphis, Tennessee. Daily I emphasized changing behavior.."don't do this" and "do do that." the "do dos" were just as hard for this population as the "don't dos." And so I got intrigued by my role as nurse, and how in that role I helped to facilitate behavior change. That was right at the time the nurse practitioner movement began.
Chronic Illness
care for women with these issues who also suffer from chronic illness or disability include(1) hormone replacement therapy, and (2) low fat diet the benefit
http://www.4woman.gov/COE/pamphlets/ChronicIllness.htm

Extractions: The National Centers of Excellence in Women's Health (CoEs) were established by the Office on Women's Health, within the Department of Health and Human Services in 1996. Their mandate is to establish and evaluate a new model health care system that unites women's health research, medical training, clinical care, public health education, community outreach, and the promotion of women in academic medicine around a common mission-to improve the health status of diverse women across the life span. Today, twenty-six million American women are living with disabilities, varying conditions that make their roles even more challenging because of physical or mental limitations. Various diseases and conditions produce some form of disability, and a number of them disproportionately affect women. In general, the severity of a disability is described in terms of how much that disability limits one's daily activities. Women are more likely than men to be limited in the amount or kind of major activity they can perform. However, disability rates for both sexes increase as age increases. Depending on the source, the word disability is defined in different ways. For this brochure, we use the Department of Justice definition of physical disability: Any physiological disorder, or condition, cosmetic disfigurement, or anatomical loss affecting one or more of the following body systems: neurological, musculoskeletal, special sense organs, respiratory (including speech organs), cardiovascular, reproductive, digestive, genito-urinary, hemic and lymphatic, skin, and endocrine; or
Diet
dietary approaches contend that no amount of manipulation of the typical Americandiet is enough to promote optimum health or prevent eventual chronic illness.
http://www.4woman.gov/faq/diet.htm

Extractions: Do I need to take an iron supplement? See also... The United States Department of Agriculture and the Department of Health and Human Services have jointly issued a complete report on a healthy diet titled "Nutrition and Your Health: Dietary Guidelines for Americans" and "Food Guidelines for Americans" . Healthy diets follow the food guide "pyramid," which recommends 6-11 servings of complex carbohydrates, 2-3 servings each of fruits and vegetables,1-2 servings each of dairy products and proteins like meat, tofu, or beans, and sparing use of added fats and sugars. In addition, the "Five A Day" Campaign is a national effort to get Americans to eat at least five servings combined from the fruit and vegetable groups per day. What weight is considered obese or overweight?
CareGuide Health Well-Being - Managing A Chronic Condition
Many chronic health conditions, such as high blood diet, exercise, and medicationsare factors crucial to the successful management of an ongoing illness.
http://www.careguide.com/Careguide/healthwellbeingcontentview.jsp?ContentKey=959

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