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Health Care in Canada
by Katherine FierlbeckHealth Care in Canada examines the challenges faced by the Canadian health care system, a subject of much public debate. In this book Katherine Fierlbeck provides an in-depth discussion of how health care decisions are shaped by politics and why there is so much disagreement over how to fix the system.Many Canadians point to health care as a source of national pride; others are highly critical of the system's shortcomings and call for major reform. Yet meaningful debate cannot occur without an understanding of how the system actually operates. In this overview, Fierlbeck outlines the basic framework of the health care system with reference to specific areas such as administration and governance, public health, human resources, drugs and drug policy, and mental health. She also discusses alternative models in other countries such as Britain, the United States, and France. As health care becomes increasingly complex, it is crucial that Canadians have a solid grasp of the main issues within both the policy and political environments. With its balanced and accessible assessment of the main political and theoretical debates, Health Care in Canada is an essential guide for anyone with a stake in Canada's health system.
Nova Scotia: A Health System Profile (Provincial and Territorial Health System Profiles)
by Katherine FierlbeckDespite notable variation in health care policy from province to province, most scholarship published on the health care system in Canada uses a broad national perspective. Focusing on the health care systems of individual Canadian provinces and territories, our new series, Health System Profiles, examines the social, political, economic, and epidemiological context of health care policy in each Canadian province. Turning a critical eye to the health care system in Nova Scotia, author Katherine Fierlbeck outlines the organizational and regulatory frameworks structuring provincial health care, while providing a detailed assessment of Nova Scotia’s health financing, physical infrastructure, service provision, and the efficacy of technological resources used in data tracking and health quality assessments. Structured for ease of comparison, Nova Scotia: A Health System Profile will, along with other volumes in the series, help scholars draw analytic evidence-based policy conclusions about the health system of Nova Scotia and other Canadian provinces and territories.
Transformations: A Guided Journal
by Zoe-Anne FieldsTransformations -- A Guided Journal is a guide suitable for anyone wanting to discover their innermost thoughts and beliefs. If you work through this guided journal you will discover who you truly are. You will develop your own insights about your world and you will be transformed. Your choices will become mindful and your own eternal wisdom will guide you. You will feel reborn.
Drugs in Perspective (7th edition)
by Richard FieldsThis text is designed for the drug and substance abuse counseling course that prepares future health professionals to work with patients, clients, and families of abusers.
The Other Brain: The Scientific and Medical Breakthroughs That Will Heal Our Brains and Revolutionize Our Health
by R. Douglas FieldsA “detailed exploration of a major part of the brain that has been ignored for decades”—and the revolutionary treatments that glial cells could bring (Kirkus Reviews).Despite everything that has been written about the brain, a potentially critical part of this vital organ has been overlooked—until now. The Other Brain examines the growing importance of glia, which make up approximately eighty-five percent of the cells in the brain, and the role they play in how the brain functions, malfunctions, and heals itself.Long neglected as little more than cerebral packing material, glia (meaning “glue”) are now known to regulate the flow of information between neurons and to repair the brain and spinal cord after injury and stroke. But scientists are also discovering that diseased and damaged glia play a significant role in psychiatric illnesses such as schizophrenia and depression, and in neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s. Diseased glia cause brain cancer and multiple sclerosis and are linked to infectious diseases such as HIV and prion disease (mad cow disease, for example) and to chronic pain. The more we learn about these cells that make up the “other” brain, the more important they seem to be.Written by a neuroscientist who is a leader in glial research, The Other Brain gives readers a much more complete understanding of how the brain works and an intriguing look at potentially revolutionary developments in brain science and medicine.“An insightful, complex, and nuanced picture of the most interesting substance on earth: the matter inside our heads.” —The Boston Globe“Fascinating . . . absorbing and accessible . . . Fields gives life to a potentially dry medical topic by eavesdropping on the work of other neuroscientists, past and present, and shows how penetrating glia’s secrets offers hope for breakthroughs in healing.” —Booklist
Surprise Child: Finding Hope in Unexpected Pregnancy
by Leslie Leyland FieldsUnplanned pregnancies happen to women in every season of life: the newly married, the never-married, the empty-nester, the teenager, the overworked mother, the career woman. Yet we rarely talk about how lonely and confusing this experience can be. InSurprise Child,Leslie Leyland Fields, who experienced two unplanned pregnancies in her forties, lyrically weaves her own story with the stories of other women who understand the isolation you face as expectations and plans are turned upside down to make room for a child. “Each year, more than three million women discover themselves pregnant–at a hard time, the wrong time, at a difficult place in their lives. I am one of those women. …” Together, these women walk with you month-by-month through the physical and emotional stages of pregnancy, voicing with startling honesty their own anxieties and struggles. Here you will find the companionship and hope you need to journey toward new life.
The Vegan Air Fryer: The Healthier Way to Enjoy Deep-Fried Flavors
by JL FieldsEighty recipes for vegan versions of yummy comfort foods from eggrolls to grilled cheese—without all that oil!If you love fried foods, but don’t want the oil, added fat, and mess, this cookbook shows you how to air-fry your favorite fried foods with little or no cooking oil. JL Fields, author of Vegan Pressure Cooking, has done the research, development, and testing, so you can serve crispy French fries, eggrolls, and all kinds of fried food in minutes—without frying.Bring crunchy onion rings, vegetable tempura, and other treats to your table without making a mess or heating up your kitchen. Now you can eat delicious “fried” food, while staying healthy. Recipes include low-fat vegan versions of: • Jalapeño Poppers• Vegetable Dumplings• Potato Chips• Eggrolls• Mac ‘n’ Cheese Bites• Buffalo Cauliflower• Corndogs• Fried Chick’n• Fajitas• Grilled Cheese Sandwiches, and more
Ayuno Intermitente: Libro De Cocina Con Recetas 5:2 Para Adelgazar
by Bonnie FieldsEste libro contiene estrategias y pasos probados sobre cómo utilizar el ayuno intermitente (IF) para adelgazar, incrementar tu energía y estar más saludable. El IF es una herramienta efectiva si quieres perder peso de una manera más pasiva. Sin dietas especiales, sin listas de alimentos, sin horarios estrictos, y sin sudar con rutinas intensivas de gimnasio. Sin embargo, el IF solo te dará los resultados esperados si lo haces correctamente. Un montón de mujeres que intentaron con el IF fallaron estrepitosamente. Experimentaron hambre, antojos y baja energía, de manera que se vieron obligadas a renunciar al ayuno. Algunas intentaron sortear los desafíos del ayuno solo para terminar con desequilibrios hormonales. Descubre cómo puedes utilizar el IF y ser exitoso. Si estás listo para tomar acción y cambiar tu vida para mejor, ¡este libro definitivamente te guiará en la dirección correcta!
Dieta Cetogénica: Restablezca Su Cuerpo Y Mente A Través De La Guía Definitiva Para La Dieta Ceto De
by Archie Fields¿Crees que es imposible perder peso siguiendo una dieta alta en grasas? Pronto descubrirás lo fácil que es independizarte del ázucar y adentrarte en una nueva forma de alimentación. Este programa te muestra el camino hacia una disminución de tu ingesta de carbohidratos y un incremento en tu salud corporal. Experimentarás al mismo tiempo una mejora de ánimo. La dieta cetogénica también limitará la cantidad de carbohidratos que consumes. Un porcentaje substancial de la energía que necesitas para llevar a cabo tu día provendrá de grasas transformadas en cetonas. Una vez que tengas tus proporciones de proteínas, carbohidratos y grasas monitoreadas con este plan de dieta como se demuestra en este libro de cocina, estarás en camino a una estrategia de dieta exitosa.
Receitas De Dieta Cetogênica: Como Redefinir Sua Mente E Corpo Através Da Alimentação Low Carb
by Archie FieldsAtenção! Este livro é para você que acha impossível perder peso valendo-se de uma dieta rica em gordura. Aqui você descobrirá como é fácil romper com a dependência do açúcar e inaugurar em sua vida uma nova maneira de se alimentar. Neste livro apresentaremos um cronograma que o ajudará a diminuir sua ingestão de carboidratos de maneira que você alcance um corpo e uma mente mais saudáveis. Com a dieta cetogênica, você limitará o volume de carboidratos consumidos mediante a obtenção de energia a partir da gordura transformada em cetonas. Através do monitoramento da proporção do consumo de proteínas, carboidratos e gorduras no plano alimentar apresenado neste livro de receitas, você possuirá uma estratégia para obter uma dieta bem sucedida.
How the Other Half Eats: The Untold Story of Food and Inequality in America
by Priya Fielding-SinghA &“deeply empathetic&” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) &“must-read&” (Marion Nestle) that &“weaves lyrical storytelling and fascinating research into a compelling narrative&” (Chronicle Review) to look at dietary differences along class lines and nutritional disparities in America, illuminating exactly how inequality starts on the dinner plate.Inequality in America manifests in many ways, but perhaps nowhere more than in how we eat. From her years of field research, sociologist and ethnographer Priya Fielding-Singh brings us into the kitchens of dozens of families from varied educational, economic, and ethnoracial backgrounds to explore how—and why—we eat the way we do. We get to know four families intimately: the Bakers, a Black family living below the federal poverty line; the Williamses, a working-class white family just above it; the Ortegas, a middle-class Latinx family; and the Cains, an affluent white family.Whether it's worrying about how far pantry provisions can stretch or whether there's enough time to get dinner on the table before soccer practice, all families have unique experiences that reveal their particular dietary constraints and challenges. By diving into the nuances of these families&’ lives, Fielding-Singh lays bare the limits of efforts narrowly focused on improving families&’ food access. Instead, she reveals how being rich or poor in America impacts something even more fundamental than the food families can afford: these experiences impact the very meaning of food itself.Packed with lyrical storytelling and groundbreaking research, as well as Fielding-Singh&’s personal experiences with food as a biracial, South Asian American woman, How the Other Half Eats illuminates exactly how inequality starts on the dinner plate. Once you&’ve taken a seat at tables across America, you&’ll never think about class, food, and public health the same way again.
Ghost Hunters: A Guide to Investigating the Paranormal
by Yvette Fielding Ciaran O'KeeffeFrom the presenters of Living TV's GHOST HUNTERS is an explosive guide that opens the world of ghosts to new initiates and serious fans. It contains case files from Yvette Fielding and Ciaran O'Keefe's own investigations, carried out expressly for the book. It also discusses the history of hauntings, and the pros and cons of various investigative techniques as well as spooky phenomena like orbs and poltergeists, and how to tell if you've really seen a ghost.In Part One Yvette and Ciaran re-open the case files of some of the world's most famous hauntings, including the Enfield poltergeist and the original Exorcist, and come to new conclusions based on today's expertise.In Part Two, Yvette and Ciaran have chosen five new cases never examined before and carried out their own investigations, in locations including a Cheshire family home, a deserted shipyard and an abandoned church - now used as a nightclub. Thoroughly researched and full of exciting new material, this is THE ghost book for the serious fan.
Ghost Hunters: A Guide to Investigating the Paranormal
by Yvette Fielding Ciaran O'keeffeFrom the presenters of Living TV's GHOST HUNTERS is an explosive guide that opens the world of ghosts to new initiates and serious fans. It contains case files from Yvette Fielding and Ciaran O'Keefe's own investigations, carried out expressly for the book. It also discusses the history of hauntings, and the pros and cons of various investigative techniques as well as spooky phenomena like orbs and poltergeists, and how to tell if you've really seen a ghost.In Part One Yvette and Ciaran re-open the case files of some of the world's most famous hauntings, including the Enfield poltergeist and the original Exorcist, and come to new conclusions based on today's expertise.In Part Two, Yvette and Ciaran have chosen five new cases never examined before and carried out their own investigations, in locations including a Cheshire family home, a deserted shipyard and an abandoned church - now used as a nightclub. Thoroughly researched and full of exciting new material, this is THE ghost book for the serious fan.
In Search of the Supernatural
by Yvette Fielding Ciaran O'KeeffeYvette Fielding and Ciarn OKeeffe, star presenters of Living TVs Most Haunted, are on a mission - to uncover the truth behind paranormal sightings in the UK and abroad. Exclusively done for this book, their search takes them to some of Britains most frightening locations, including the notorious tunnels beneath the streets of Liverpool and the Devil's Arse in the Peak district. But its not just ghosts theyre investigating. Also on the radar are the Cathar mysteries of south-west France, made famous in The Da Vinci Code So if you believe in the supernatural or if you want to hear the evidence for yourself look no further. Just open this book
In Search of the Supernatural
by Yvette Fielding Ciaran O'keeffeYvette Fielding and Ciarn OKeeffe, star presenters of Living TVs Most Haunted, are on a mission - to uncover the truth behind paranormal sightings in the UK and abroad. Exclusively done for this book, their search takes them to some of Britains most frightening locations, including the notorious tunnels beneath the streets of Liverpool and the Devil's Arse in the Peak district. But its not just ghosts theyre investigating. Also on the radar are the Cathar mysteries of south-west France, made famous in The Da Vinci Code So if you believe in the supernatural or if you want to hear the evidence for yourself look no further. Just open this book
Femi and The Mindfulness Machine (Woke Babies Books)
by Flo FieldingCome along on this wonderful STEM story that follows Femi as he battles with anxiety and overcomes his fears before Science Day.Meet Femi, a hardworking little boy whose nerves can sometimes get the better of him. One evening, Femi is showing his Grandma the wind machine he has built, but when it doesn&’t work his tummy flutters and his legs start to wobble. What if his project doesn&’t work on the day? What if his teacher doesn&’t like it?Children commonly experience anxiousness. Made in collaboration with Woke Babies, this book aims to normalize this feeling of worry and provide children with a technique to combat it. With vivid illustrations accompanying the inspiring story, this picture book is ideal for children aged 3-5 and will subtly teach them about science and mindfulness.This encouraging STEM book for children offers:- Material that&’s made in collaboration with both educational and STEM consultants to ensure that it&’s accurate.- A beautifully illustrated story that gently teaches mindfulness and STEM to its young readers.- Content made by people of color and a black protagonist in the book, as it is important for children to relate to characters in books.Whether you are looking for a heart-warming story with inspiring characters, or a gift for a little one, Femi and the Mindfulness Machine will make the perfect addition to any child&’s bookshelf. What are you waiting for? Let&’s go to Science Day!
The COPD Solution: A Proven 12-week Program For Living And Breathing Better With Chronic Lung Disease
by Dawn Lesley FieldingAlthough COPD is the third leading cause of death in the United States, few books provide a comprehensive approach to living with this condition. Now, with The COPD Solution, respiratory therapist and educator Dawn Lesley Fielding brings her twelve-week sustainable program--which has a 100 percent success rate in improving the health of her own patients--to the public. Fielding provides invaluable information on diagnosis, medical treatments, physical therapy, pulmonary rehab, and smoking cessation. Her plan gives readers tools to manage every aspect of living with COPD, including tips for communicating with doctors, symptom-tracking charts, nutrition guidelines, easy exercises, breathing and relaxation techniques, even information on intimacy. With up-to-date medical research about this disease and a practical program for managing it, The COPD Solution is a welcome resource for anyone suffering from chronic lung disease.
Rehabilitation Consultant's Handbook
by Timothy F. Field Roger O. WeedThe Rehabilitation Consultants Handbook is completely updated with fresh ideas, illustrations and references. A must resource for the present rehabilitation professional, the Handbook covers important topics such as: case preparation, expert work, transferability, labor market access, life care planning, lost earning capacity, and much more. The appendices are loaded with vital references and data that will serve the professional as a primary source of information in future case development. This resource has been revised and updated over the last 18 years and has become a standard reference for private sector rehabilitation.
Touch
by Tiffany FieldWhy we need a daily dose of touch: an investigation of the effects of touch on our physical and mental well-being. Although the therapeutic benefits of touch have become increasingly clear, American society, claims Tiffany Field, is dangerously touch-deprived. Many schools have “no touch” policies; the isolating effects of Internet-driven work and life can leave us hungry for tactile experience. In this book Field explains why we may need a daily dose of touch. The first sensory input in life comes from the sense of touch while a baby is still in the womb, and touch continues to be the primary means of learning about the world throughout infancy and well into childhood. Touch is critical, too, for adults' physical and mental health. Field describes studies showing that touch therapy can benefit everyone, from premature infants to children with asthma to patients with conditions that range from cancer to eating disorders. This second edition of Touch, revised and updated with the latest research, reports on new studies that show the role of touch in early development, in communication (including the reading of others' emotions), in personal relationships, and even in sports. It describes the physiological and biological effects of touch, including areas of the brain affected by touch, and the effects of massage therapy on prematurity, attentiveness, depression, pain, and immune functions. Touch has been shown to have positive effects on growth, brain waves, breathing, and heart rate, and to decrease stress and anxiety. As Field makes clear, we enforce our society's touch taboo at our peril.
26 Reasons to Run: Inspirational Running Stories from Women Like You
by Ruth FieldI wouldn't go to my husband's Christmas party because I had nothing to wear that fitted me and refused to buy anything. I vowed that night that I would shift the excess weight. It was shortly after this that I read Run Fat B!tch Run - and it has changed my life around completely. Now five-and-a-half stone lighter I am now training to compete in The Dublin Marathon in October of this year. Are you suffering from Motivation Meltdown? Have your well-worn-in trainers lain dormant for a few months, or are you simply looking for that first push to get up, lace up and RUN?Then look no further, for here are the stories from 26 women who have been exactly where you are (on the sofa, right?) and fought back . . . with a little help from The Grit Doctor. Their stories are all here to give you a Motivation Marathon every time you're tempted to give up and give in to the takeaway menu. Funny, moving and incredibly inspiring, each of these women found their own reasons to get running and beat the bulge and so can you.
Cut the Crap: The No-Nonsense Plan for a Healthy Body and Mind
by Ruth FieldTHE GRIT DOCTOR IS ONE TOUGH TASK-MISTRESS . . . First she instructed us to lace up our trainers in RUN FAT B!TCH RUN Then she told us to clear the clutter in GET YOUR SH!T TOGETHER Now, she is ordering us to CUT THE CRAP and get real with our eating habitsShould you go gluten-free? Does detoxing work? What exactly is a superfood? If you're confused by increasingly complicated (and contradictory) nutritional advice, it's time to call in Ruth Field and her formidable alter-ago, The Grit Doctor. With her familiar tough-love style and wicked sense of humour, The Grit Doctor will demystify and simplify healthy eating, enabling readers to see past the bullsh!t and make practical and tasty choices for themselves and their families. Cutting the crap is just as much about eliminating unhelpful and unhealthy pseudo-science as it is about reducing your waistline. In CUT THE CRAP, Ruth Field will empower readers to ditch faddy diets for good and instead embrace a realistic, sustainable and enjoyable healthy eating plan. This isn't a diet, it's a way of life.____________Readers love CUT THE CRAP: 'Great approach to eating, and life in general' 'Five stars given because this book offers straight forward advice that's easy to digest! The humour and wit keeps it fresh, causing a few chuckles along the way' 'Awesome . . . all her books are!' 'Well worth the price and more likely to change your crap eating habits in a sensible bit-by-bit way than any of the other "diet" books out there!' 'The kick up the rear we needed' 'This book is such a refreshing change from the usual bulls*** boring diet books out there . . . Ruth Field's writing style is extremely funny so you actually enjoy reading the book regardless of whether you want to lose weight or not . . . What a welcome change to all the hundreds of diet books I've attempted to read but are now gathering dust on a spare bedroom book shelf'
Cut the Crap: The No-Nonsense Plan for a Healthy Body and Mind
by Ruth FieldThe Grit Doctor is one tough task-mistress . . .First she instructed us to lace up our trainers in RUN FAT B!TCH RUNThen she told us to clear the clutter in GET YOUR SH!T TOGETHER Now she is ordering us to CUT THE CRAP and get real with our eating habitsShould you go gluten free? Does detoxing work? What exactly is a superfood? Does healthy eating have to involve obscure ingredients and complex recipes? If you're confused by increasingly complicated - and contradictory - nutritional advice, it's time to call in Ruth Field and her formidable alter-ago, The Grit Doctor. With her familiar tough-love style and wicked sense of humour, The Grit Doctor will demystify and simplify healthy eating, enabling readers to see past the bullsh!t and make practical and tasty choices for themselves and their families. Cutting the crap is just as much about eliminating unhelpful and unhealthy pseudo-science as it is about reducing your waistline. In CUT THE CRAP, Ruth Field will empower readers to ditch faddy diets for good and instead embrace a realistic, sustainable and enjoyable healthy eating plan. This isn't a diet, it's a way of life.
Get Off Your Ass and Run!: A Tough-Love Running Program for Losing the Excuses and the Weight
by Ruth FieldIs there a large ass-shaped dent in your sofa? A gym membership burning a hole in your bank account? Does the sight of your wobbly thighs leave you cowering under a blanket? Straight-talking, funny, and brutally honest, Get Off Your Ass and Run! will give you—yes, you—the push you need to get out of the door, up and running, and shedding pounds in no time. Hate running? No worries. Get Off Your Ass and Run! provides all the tools you need to transform that passion into real motivation. In just six easy steps, you will:• Locate your long-lost energy and get moving • Follow a simple and completely foolproof beginner’s program • Learn to fuel your new running habit with the right foods • Take control of your life! If you want to lose weight, get fit, and embrace a completely new way of being, there’s only one thing left to do...RUN!
The Grit Doctor's Summer Food and Fitness Plan
by Ruth FieldIt's the beginning of summer and your long-awaited summer holiday is finally on the horizon . . . but hand-in-hand with all your dreams of golden sand, tranquil blue seas and garish cocktails comes the inevitable fear. The fear of baring flesh. Suddenly those quick-fix diets start to look tempting. Lose a stone in a month? Sign me up now!But didn't you try a similar diet last year? And didn't you stick to it for a week and then give up? (And then console yourself with a family-size bag of crisps.) So maybe this year it's time to try something different. Maybe it's time to use this moment of motivation to make a real change to the way you eat and the way you exercise - and stick to it once the holiday's just a memory. Maybe if you do that, by the time next year's holiday rolls around you won't even need to fear the flesh. Imagine never having to waste another moment's time worrying about being 'bikini ready' . . .If you're ready to commit to making a real, sustainable change to your lifestyle, The Grit Doctor is here to help. The author of RUN FAT B!TCH RUN and CUT THE CRAP distils some of her most motivating tips to get you ready this summer . . . and next summer too.
Run Fat Bitch Run: The International Bestseller
by Ruth FieldTHE HOLIDAYS ARE OVER. IT'S TIME TO BECOME AN ASS-KICKING, GETS-THINGS-DONE SUPERWOMAN WITH RUN FAT BITCH RUN.'You'll be up and running in no time' Grazia'Ruth is an inspiring running buddy' Daily ExpressIs there a large arse-shaped dent in your sofa? An eye-wateringly expensive (and rarely used) gym membership burning a hole in your bank account? Does the sight of your wobbly thighs leave you cowering under the duvet?Then it's time you face the truth: if you want to lose weight and get fit there's only one thing left to do . . . RUN!Funny and brutally honest, Ruth Field and her straight-talking alter-ego The Grit Doctor will give you - yes, you - the push you need to start pounding the pavements and shedding pounds in no time.* Locate your inner grit and long-lost energy with a foolproof beginners' programme * Enjoy carbs without guilt with The Grit Doctor's tasty and nutritious recipes* Includes marathon training plan to transform you from casual jogger to elite(ish) athleteReaders LOVE Run Fat Bitch Run:'Exactly what I needed! I am now running regularly and have recently run a 10K' 'A must for anyone thinking they missed their New Year's fitness resolution!' 'Awesome, funny and real' 'Reading this book has kept me motivated and focused. Whenever I get the 'I'll go tomorrow' attitude, my inner bitch reminds me that tomorrow never comes' 'So good I bought a second one for a friend. We'll be running a marathon in no time!'