Between a third and half of all patients seeking help from the medical profession are suffering from medically unexplained symptoms, and we are facing an epidemic of complex chronic conditions that have no easily discernible pathology or cause. Pressure for a model of 'whole-person' health care has been growing over the past 25 years, but, no practical, costeffective, integrative model has been suggested, until now.Medical NLP - developed out of the work of Dr Richard Bandler and the field of Neuro-Linguistic Programming - offers for the first time a practical methodology and explicit interventions to help tackle this debilitating array of problems. Supported by new research and extensive clinical experience, Medical NLP offers the only internationally recognised and licensed health practitioner training that seamlessly integrates psychosocial therapeutic approaches with the existing biomechanical principles and time constraints of the consultation process.Written in an accessible style for doctors, nurses, therapists and all other allied health professionals, this is a book about solutions, rather than problems. Featuring real-life case studies it shows how Medical NLP can be used to achieve more positive outcomes for both patients and the professionals from whom they seek help.Uniquely, an interactive website has been set up to answer questions, host discussions and provide support for readers who wish to explore further the practical application of the skill sets provided in the book. 'This book shows us the structure of those times when we've watched a colleague with a patient and thought, 'What a great doctor!' We know Medical NLP is effective, and, here, the reasons why it works are explained in terms of contemporary neuroscience. Applying what can be learned from this book will transform the way we interact with our patients, and make those interactions more exciting, stimulating and rewarding.'Dr Jonathan BannisterConsultant and Honorary Senior Lecturer in Pain Medicine and AnaesthesiaWinner: Medical Futures Innovation & Enterprise Award 2007'I can honestly say I've been waiting for something like this since the very beginning of my medical career'Dr Ayan Panja,General Practitioner and author'Be aware that Medical NLP is very powerful. It can and will change your life and the lives of your patients, for the better. Garner Thomson has all the skills to help you take you and your patients' lives forward. How do I know? Well he did it for me - but don't take my word for it. See for yourself in his book.'Mr John Wood FRCSConsultant Orthopaedic Surgeon'This book can help the counsellor to expand the art of the possible in therapy. It spells out the mechanics of carrying hope and just how significant this is in achieving the goals of a therapeutic relationship'Carol ErvinePsychologist and counsellorAlso available: I Will Need to Break Your Other Leg - ISBN 1905140215 The Love Trap - ISBN 1905140118 Essential Carer's Guide - ISBN 190514007XHammersmith Press is an independent publishing house producing books for the general public and health professionals that promote better health and well-being through a greater understanding of the human body and mind, with a particular emphasis on the importance of nutrition and diet.Some of the areas we publish in include:-Neuro-linguistic Programming (NLP)-Overcoming Chronic Fatigue Syndrome-Natural Health & Weight Loss-Holistic Medicine-Thyroid Health-Medical stories- Healthy eating-Traditional medicines-Infertility-Menopause-Diabetes

Magic in Practice - Introducing Medical NLP: The Art and Science of Language in Healing and Health

Garner Thomson

Khalid Khan

Hammersmith Press

* Have you been trying to have a baby for more than a year? * Do you want to understand the complex processes involved in conception and beyond to see where things might be going wrong for you? * Do you want to know what you can do to help yourself before going to the professionals ? * And what alternatives there are to IVF? * And if you do opt for IVF, do you need guidance on how to give this the best chance of succeeding? Professor Harrison draws on his 36+ years of hands-on clinical, teaching and research experience to provide guidance on these key topics and more. Inspired by the needs of the very many couples he has assisted, he has put together a practical guide that comprehensively covers the investigation and management of infertility as it is - or should be - experienced today. The key facts are complemented by more detailed text for those couples who want an in-depth approach, and by the author's personal commentary, helping his readers to decide for themselves how far they wish to take their quest for a solution.Hammersmith Press is an independent publishing house producing books for the general public and health professionals that promote better health and well-being through a greater understanding of the human body and mind, with a particular emphasis on the importance of nutrition and diet.Some of the areas we publish in include:-Neuro-linguistic Programming (NLP)-Overcoming Chronic Fatigue Syndrome-Natural Health & Weight Loss-Holistic Medicine-Thyroid Health-Medical stories- Healthy eating-Traditional medicines-Infertility-Menopause-Diabetes

The Smart Guide to Infertility

Robbie Harrison

'Life is a journey,and so is end of life and we can prepare for it in the same way as we would prepare for any journey, making sure that all loose ends are tied up' Once a taboo subject,end of life is becoming a 'red-hot' topic as more people realize that the care and arrangements for their own end of life are in their own hands.In addition,new government initiatives in respect of carers and caring and of dementia care are bringing the subject to the fore.  This essential guide for carers,be they professional or friends and relations,provides information across a range of concerns surrounding end of life.The book tackles this difficult subject in a practical and caring way,showing how appropriate arrangements can be made to ensure the dying person's wishes about dying and post-death (funerals or celebrations of life and mourning ceremonies) are carried out.From the practical point of view,the book covers making a Will,making an Advance Directive,donating body tissue and organs and giving directions for ones own funeral or life celebration and/or memorial service.From an emotional view point the book discusses grief including anticipatory grief, ways of coping with grief,and the importance of grieving.  While invaluable for general readers facing these difficult issues,the book will be of specific interest to carers in residential/nursing homes and in hospitals together with counsellors,palliative care workers and teachers and students on courses in Health and Social Care and Nursing.Hammersmith Press is an independent publishing house producing books for the general public and health professionals that promote better health and well-being through a greater understanding of the human body and mind, with a particular emphasis on the importance of nutrition and diet.Some of the areas we publish in include:-Neuro-linguistic Programming (NLP)-Overcoming Chronic Fatigue Syndrome-Natural Health & Weight Loss-Holistic Medicine-Thyroid Health-Medical stories- Healthy eating-Traditional medicines-Infertility-Menopause-Diabetes

End of Life - an essential guide for carers

Mary Jordan

Judy Carole Kauffmann

Chronic fatigue syndrome, or myalgic encephalitis, (CFS/ME) affects approximately 180,000 people in the UK. In addition to persistent and abnormal tiredness, sufferers commonly experience muscle pain, headaches, sleep disturbance and loss of concentration as well as a huge range of other symptoms. At its worst it can be completely disabling and yet it is still poorly understood and often regarded as purely psychological. This makes it doubly difficult for sufferers and their carers to cope with. 
 This practical manual comes from a nationally recognized centre for the condition and is jointly written by health professionals and their patients. They give straightforward and specific expert advice, accompanied by real life stories, on managing different aspects of everyday life that can affect energy and they show how to put this advice into practice. They understand the way fatigue affects concentration and therefore break their guidance into easy-to-follow steps that can be worked through at the reader's own pace. 
 Unlike other available books, this does not cover causes,symptoms or the controversy around whether the condition is 'real'.It is purely about how to get better. It is for patients who have been diagnosed with CFS/ME and for their carers. It is also highly relevant to health professionals wanting to provide their patients with self-help strategies that are compatible with the current evidence base. Anyone suffering ongoing, abnormal fatigue will likewise find it a 'must read'.
Hammersmith Press is an independent publishing house producing books for the general public and health professionals that promote better health and well-being through a greater understanding of the human body and mind, with a particular emphasis on the importance of nutrition and diet.
Some of the areas we publish in include:
-Neuro-linguistic Programming (NLP) -Overcoming Chronic Fatigue Syndrome -Natural Health &amp; Weight Loss -Holistic Medicine -Thyroid Health -Medical stories - Healthy eating -Traditional medicines -Infertility -Menopause -Diabetes

Fighting Fatigue: a practical guide to managing the symptoms of CFS/ME

Sue Pemberton & Catherine Berry

The new Mental Act,amending the 1983 Act,was passed in 2007 and came into operation only this year.The new Mental Capacity Act was passed in 2005 and came into operation in 2007.Together they represent major changes in how mental health professionals should care for their patients,reflecting the shift from institutional to community care that has taken place since 1983.Crucially the new Mental Health Act redefines mental disorder and removes the 'treatability' test. These and other changes have caused great controversy,but now the new legislation is in place there is a need to understand what it means for the individual practitioner when making decisions about the care of individual patients.  Essential Mental Health Law is the practical guide that will provide this understanding.Neutral on the wrongs and rights of the new legislation,it sets the controversy on one side to help psychiatrists,clinical psychologists,mental health nurses and social workers with the day to day application of the law in clinical practice.Non-specialist lawyers will also find it invaluable.Hammersmith Press is an independent publishing house producing books for the general public and health professionals that promote better health and well-being through a greater understanding of the human body and mind, with a particular emphasis on the importance of nutrition and diet.Some of the areas we publish in include:-Neuro-linguistic Programming (NLP)-Overcoming Chronic Fatigue Syndrome-Natural Health & Weight Loss-Holistic Medicine-Thyroid Health-Medical stories- Healthy eating-Traditional medicines-Infertility-Menopause-Diabetes

Essential Mental Health Law

Tony Maden & Tim Spencer-Lane

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Few people have 'old age' as a cause of death on their death certificate.Today, we die of cancer, heart attacks, strokes, osteoporosis, diabetes - And we accept these conditions as normal causes of death.They aren't - and neither is the ill-health, pain and discomfort that make our later years a misery. In this controversial, evidence-based account of how and why the health-care establishment has got the concept of 'healthy eating' so wrong, Barry Groves shows us how to take charge of our own health and lives, in contravention of what the health-care industry would have us believe and do.Contents Part I: How 'Healthy Eating' Is Making Us Ill 1. Medical Corruption 2. What's Behind The Screen$? 3. How We Got To Where We Are 4. Learning From History 5. Fats: From Tonic to Toxic 6. The Seeds of Ill Health 7. Climb Off The Bran Wagon 8. Why 'Five Portions'? 9. The Phoney War On Salt 10. Soy, Fluoride and the Thyroid 11. Our Irrational Fear of Sunlight 12. Exercise Care 13. Homo Carnivorous 14. The Metabolic Syndrome And Glycaemic Index 15. Unhealthy Dogma Means Unhealthy Diet 16. So What Should We Eat? 17. Why Low Carb Diets Must Be High Fat, Not High Protein 18. You Are What Your Grandparents Ate 19. Prevention is Better Part II: New Diet, New Diseases 20. ' Healthy Eating' is Fattening 21. The Diabetes Time Bomb 22. Diseases of the Heart and Blood Vessels 23. The Dangers of Low Blood Cholesterol 24. Cancer:Disease of Civilization 25. Gut Reaction 26. Deficiency Diseases 27. Diet and the Brain 28. Multiple Sclerosis 29. ' Healthy Eating' Shows 30. And Finally . . .Also available: Shadows in Wonderland: a Hospital Odyssey - ISBN 1905140207 Natural Health & Weight Loss - ISBN 1905140150 The Love Trap - ISBN 1905140118Hammersmith Press is an independent publishing house producing books for the general public and health professionals that promote better health and well-being through a greater understanding of the human body and mind, with a particular emphasis on the importance of nutrition and diet.Some of the areas we publish in include:-Neuro-linguistic Programming (NLP)-Overcoming Chronic Fatigue Syndrome-Natural Health & Weight Loss-Holistic Medicine-Thyroid Health-Medical stories- Healthy eating-Traditional medicines-Infertility-Menopause-Diabetes

Trick And Treat - how 'healthy eating' is making us ill

Barry Groves

Diets & Weight Loss

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