The Everything Alzheimer's Book: Reliable, Accesible Information for Patients and Their Families (Everything (Health)) [Paperback]

Carolyn Dean (Author)

Book Description

Series: Everything (Health) | Publication Date: August 2004

According to the National Institute on Aging, there are currently four million sufferers of Alzheimer’s disease in the United States. This number is expected to increase to 15 million by the year 2050. Despite these startling figures, very few resources are available for patients and their loved ones.

The Everything® Alzheimer’s Book provides authoritative information on the disease, its symptoms, current treatments, and effective management. This comprehensive book includes a primer on basic brain function and thorough descriptions of the symptoms of the disease, which can include memory loss, disorientation, and delusions.

This completely up-to-date work helps families:

· Recognize and deal with dementia
· Manage medications
· Alzheimer’s-proof the home
· Handle financial and legal issues
· Know the pros and cons of home care versus hospital stay

In addition to the easy-to-follow, reliable information, this accessible reference helps readers make sense of tests, choose the right treatment, and deal with symptoms to reduce anxiety and ensure a better quality of life.

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About the Author

Dr. Carolyn Dean is one of the few pioneers who bridges the gap between allopathic and alternative medicine by training as a medical doctor and a naturopathic doctor. She attended Dalhousie Medical School in Nova Scotia and graduated in 1978. She is also a graduate of Ontario Naturopathic College and presently on the board of the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine in Toronto. Dr. Dean began practicing integrative medicine long before the term was invented. Diet and lifestyle counseling have always formed the foundation of her practice. Since 1993 she has been researching a medical modality which includes diet, herbs and homeopathy to treat the layers of toxins and infection in the body.

Product Details

• Paperback: 289 pages
• Publisher: Adams Media Corporation; 1 edition (August 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1593370504
• ISBN-13: 978-1593370503
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.8 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #470,070 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Carolyn Dean, M.D., N.D., is a medical doctor, naturopath, acupuncturist, homeopath, herbalist, and certified clinical nutritionist, and a regular guest on radio and television programs. She has written three other health books and is contributing editor to Natural Health magazine.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very clear and easy to read. Useful, but not perfect. Potentially misleading in some respects., July 10, 2006

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Don Doesken (Lawrence, KS United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Everything Alzheimer's Book: Reliable, Accesible Information for Patients and Their Families (Everything (Health)) (Paperback)

I like this book very much, but it isn't perfect. It's laid out very clearly, and it's easy to find what you're looking for. However, there isn't a whole lot of detail once you get there. This book is better used as a checklist than as an encyclopedia.

Overall this book would be a very useful addition to any library. But if you can afford to buy only one book, Alzheimer's for Dummies would be a better choice.

I especially appreciate the author's recommendations for dietary supplements to improve mental functioning. I have tried some of them myself, and have found them very helpful in overcoming the mental fog associated with midlife memory loss.

Certainly when a loved one is diagnosed with Alzheimer's, we naturally want to take stock of our own neurological and mental health, and renew our commitment to take better care of ourselves. However, I think it is a bit misleading to include these dietary recommendations for general mental health, in a book about Alzeimer's Disease.

We must remember that Alzheimer's Disease is not a "chronic condition" which can be prevented or controlled with medicines, dietary supplements, or mental exercises. Make no mistake, Alzheimer's is a fatal disorder, a disease process which affects some people and not others, and which has no known cure. It might be slowed down a bit with medications, but so far it hasn't been stopped. The end result is always death.

Yes, there are medicines, dietary supplements and exercises we can all employ to improve our memory and our mental health, but we should not expect any of these to provide us with immmunity from Alzheimer's Disease, or to do much to slow down the disease once it starts.

Even so this is a useful book in many respects and is well worth buying for your library. The editors should be commended for the wonderful job they have done in making this book very easy to read. It's a real standout in that regard.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Buy, December 16, 2010

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FragilePIece - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Everything Alzheimer's Book: Reliable, Accesible Information for Patients and Their Families (Everything (Health)) (Paperback)

This book was a good buy for me. It has helped me in more ways than one! I'm glad that I went on amazons site.;) thanks a million.