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Sheldon Press News - Spring 2010
Sheldon Press is committed to providing the most up-to-date, reliable advice on a wide range of medical problems, as well as psychological, lifestyle and parenting guidance. This spring we bring you another great range of titles. Step forward confidently into the new decade with Sheldon Press!
How to Manage Chronic Fatigue looks at how to use your own resources to fight this debilitating condition. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME) affects approximately 180,000 people in the UK and one million people in the USA, though millions more suffer fatiguing illnesses which don’t meet the strict diagnostic criteria for CFS. Chronic fatigue is characterised by persistent and unusual tiredness that has lasted for more than six months, is not cured by rest, and is made worse by any physical and/or mental activity. Other symptoms include muscle pain, headaches, sleep disturbance, loss of concentration and memory, sore throats, and swollen glands. Although recognised by the World Health Organisation as a neurological condition, it is still misunderstood, and specialist healthcare is scarce.
 Dementia affects more than 700,000 people in the UK; Alzheimer’s is the most common cause of dementia, affecting around 417,000 people in the UK and some four million in the USA. While dementia affects mostly older people, some 17,000 young people also have dementia in the UK. There are treatments, but no cure. Caring for people with dementia is a well-recognized burden, but recently there have been moves to represent this in a more positive light, emphasising people with dementia as individuals who deserve respect, rather than as the challenge as which they have traditionally been viewed. Nevertheless, for individual carers without enough support, having a loved one with dementia often remains challenging. When Someone You Love has Dementia looks at practicalities and relationships.
Increasing medicalisation of the menopause has left many women feeling unsure and unconfident about this stage of their lives. While doctors may be able to help with some of the more unpleasant symptoms, menopause is a transition rather than a medical condition. Just as menarche ushered in the childbearing years, so menopause heralds the passing of this era in a woman's life; in both cases, the same hormones are making their entry and exit. So why is this hormonal change regarded as a medical event? Menopause in Perspective describes the options - both what the doctor can offer, and other ways to cope.
 Do you live with a controlling partner? Someone who always wants to make the decisions, about where you go on holiday or what you spend on clothes? Someone who needs to know where you are or what you are doing? Or maybe you work with a control freak? Even though you’ve got the talent, this person takes all the limelight and can’t let go enough to let you get on with your job. Control freaks come in all shapes and sizes. How to Live with a Control Freak looks at how and why controlling patterns develop in relationships, and what you can do about it if you’re in the middle of one.
Cancer affects more than one in three of us. Until recently, the emphasis has been on battling cancer physically. Today, there is increasing recognition of the emotional aspect of having cancer, and survivorship and its issues are hot topics. Coping with the Psychological Effects of Cancer tackles a sensitive subject in an upfront and practical way that acknowledges the uncomfortable and painful emotions associated with cancer.
"This inspirational yet down to earth book will prove invaluable to cancer patients and their families striving to live with cancer in the best possible way."
Dr Maurice Slevin MD FRCP, Consultant Medical Oncologist, The London Oncology Clinic
 For many people, life is made intolerable by phobias. Common fears may range from crowded places to a fear of spiders or blood, but, the basic underlying mechanism is the same - acute anxiety. Coping with Phobias and Panic looks at how to tackle both specific phobias and the anxiety which causes such disproportionate fear, and covers obsessive-compulsive disorder, social phobia, generalized anxiety state, and panic disorder with agoraphobia. Featured Title:
George Bernard Shaw was correct to say that awareness of breathing already indicates problems. The sensation of dyspnoea (difficulty in breathing) varies from person to person, but is the defining mark of asthma. According to the WHO, asthma affects some 150 million people globally; it even affects animals. People with asthma often develop appalling breathing habits which worsen or precipitate attacks. Since the advent of inhalers and modern drugs over the last 30 years, doctors have paid less attention to the business of breathing itself. Yet, correct breathing helps people reduce their medication and their stress levels, and enables them to exercise more effectively and enjoy life with more confidence. Dynamic Breathing: how to manage your asthma, written by two physiotherapists, gives a thorough view of what happens in the chest and in the brain during breathing, and gives detailed and illustrated suggestions on how to breathe for maximum comfort for asthma and other disorders.
Topics include:
- the mechanics of breathing
- the benefits of good breathing - good health in spine, lungs and nervous system; removal of wastes; movement of fluid round the body etc.
- when breathing goes wrong
- the nose and asthma
- sinusitis, hay fever, post-nasal drip, nasal polyps, sneezing, ear infections, coughing
- a recipe for good breathing patterns, such as the BradCliff method and uteyko
- posture and exercise, including exercise-induced asthma and hyperventilation
- exercises for children, teenagers, adults and computer-users
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