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Slavery in the Clover Bottoms: John McCline's Narrative of His Life During Slavery and the Civil War (Voices of the Civil War Series,)
John McCline
Manufacturer: University of Tennessee Press
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ASIN: 1572330074 |
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An insightful and empathetic look at the challenges, both emotional and practical, which the parents of diabetic children face, My Life as a Pancreas offers a sympathetic perspective which communicates the supportive message to parents that "you are not alone", and your reactions, difficulties, and struggles are shared.
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Gail...Mom of a 9 year old type 1 diabetic child.......2007-06-27
This excellent book is a MUST read for all parents of newly diagnosed diabetic children. It injects humor into common daily life situations that can easily be overwhelming. It provides excellent advice and referrals. Most importantly, it relates experiences we all encounter eventually so we know we are not alone in this journey into the world of pediatric diabetes. I just wish it were longer and more comprehensive. I could have read another 200-300 pages.
A universal story.......2007-01-22
This is a wonderful book. Although it is a collection of reflections on raising a child with diabetes, there is a universality to this story which will resonate with many parents. The challenges are daunting. As parents we are all custodians of our children's health, but not many of us have to manage it minute by minute. I appreciate the honesty and warmth of this book and admire the family's spirit.
A view from the trenches ..........2006-10-15
"My Life As a Pancreas" is not about the medical intricacies of type 1 diabetes. Instead, it gives you an insider's look at the impact that diabetes can have on the day in and day out lives of you and your diabetic child.
If you or someone close to you has had a child diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, whether it be one month ago or one decade ago, I highly reoommend that you read this book. As the old movie review goes, it will make you laugh -- at the "crazy" thoughts that run through Priscilla's brain (possibly because they appeared in your thoughts as well) -- and it will make you cry - when you read about her love for her sons (because we all check on our children as they're sleeping, if only to kiss their cheeks or poke their fingers).
As a parent of a type 1 diabetic (diagnosed 4/04 at age 6), I thank Priscilla for writing this book and sharing her (and her son's) tales with us. I thank her for not just offering helpful tips (which are useful!) but also for reassuring us that we are perhaps not that strange just because we ask ourselves whether a nosebleed is a good blood check opportunity. And last but not least, I thank her for helping us all realize that we are not alone in our daily co-existence (dare I say "battle"?) with this chronic condition.
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Children's book about diabetes, written in the voice of a newly diagnosed sever-year-old girl, Caitlin, who illustrated the story. The book focuses on the humanness of the girl, her family, and the people around her. It's meant to help children with diabetes and their families deal with the jolts and issues that come with a new diagnosis.
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From the moment her son was diagnosed with diabetes, author Karen Hargrave-Nykaza felt lost. Although there was plenty of medical information on the disease, she struggled to find ideas for managing typical, everyday activities. How would she keep her family's life normal while addressing one child's health issues? How much information did her son's school need? Play dates, birthday parties, and her son's developing independence also troubled her.
Faced with such challenges, and having no resource to turn to, Hargrave-Nykaza began her quest to uncover the answers. In a straightforward, supportive manner, My Child Has Diabetes shares Hargrave-Nykaza's knowledge to help other parents in similar situations cope with their child's disease. With checklists, tips, and reassurance, My Child Has Diabetes includes topics such as the following:
· Adjusting to life with diabetes
· Finding support for you and your child
· Supplying your child's school with the necessary information
· Gaining control without obsessing
If you're the parent of a diabetic child, put your mind at ease-learn to create a healthy, happy environment for your children and your family with My Child Has Diabetes. "Karen Hargrave-Nykaza's book is a welcome addition to diabetes literature. It accurately and helpfully brings the practical and emotional aspects of diabetes to light. A must have for anyone dealing with diabetes!"
-Renea Jo Zosel, author Diabetes: An Emotional Journey
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Practical and helpful support.......2006-06-13
Karen Hargrave-Nykaza responded as you'd hope a mother of a child with a chronic illness would, by focusing all her energy on responding to her son's diagnosis of juvenile diabetes. She has collected her experiences into a book that helps parents in her situation get through the day without reinventing the wheel, giving examples of tip sheets, procedures, and her responses to the many crises that occur from the moment you receive a diagnosis. Karen now leads groups counseling new families with how to cope.
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No More Diabetes: How Yoga Saved My LIfe
John M. Spanek
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Yoga for Diabetes Relief
ASIN: 1413709311 |
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ok, but short on instruction.......2007-06-13
This very short book is good as a personal testimonial, but it had less information than I would have liked on what yoga exercises worked for diabetes or how exactly they worked. The FAQ section in the book has more lines on yoga exercises for the back than for diabetes. There is no mention of ayurvedic diet to integrate with the yoga.
The book would have sufficed as an online document, where it probably would have made more people feel like there are others with the same problems. On our limited budget, I felt I needed a little more for my money. One reason I'm looking at yoga for diabetes is our lack of money for conventional treatment, and the somewhat low level of follow-up and education in conventional medical environments, which the book mentions.
So the book title accurately reflects the contents, but any one in the same boat will probably want a little more information.
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My Life With Diabetes: African Perspectives
Yohannes Godanna Gatiso
Manufacturer: Authorhouse
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ASIN: 1420886665 |
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Written in an all-inclusive language, this poignant book describes the author\'s lifelong battle with diabetes - her triumphs, challenges and resulting outlook on life.
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Inspirational.......2004-01-16
The text boxes Martha used were soooo helpful in helping me understand some of the things my doctors were telling me. She broke everything down so that I did not have any trouble understanding the complexity of this chronic illness. Her great looks give me the courage to take better care of my self and to know that a diagnosis of diabetes doesn't mean the "end of the world" - I wish I had had this book available years ago when I was first diagnosed. I recommend this book for ALL diabetics and their families.
Recommended for ALL diabetics..........2003-10-27
I never knew diabetes could affect so many different things until I read this book. The author has simplified the "medical jargon" in a way that I can understand. And her way of sharing her own personal experiences, of different complications, from the first symptom to the present is awesome. I am so glad that a "patient" has finally written a book that I can relate to as a diabetic. I highly recommend this book for ALL diabetics...
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The ever-growing problems of diabetes and hypoglycaemia are addressed clearly in this book by Jan de Vries, who is himself a diabetic. The renowned healer pinpoints the possible causes and misunderstandings of the condition and advises on its management. My Life with Diabetes discusses dietary management and the natural ways to approach diabetes. As the responsibility for the condition ultimately lies with the patient, this book should be of use to those who are directly affected, as well as to the friends and families of diabetics, in helping them fully understand the facts relating to diabetes.
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Why take hormones and supplements to ward off osteoporosis--the bone-thinning disease that many postmenopausal women worry about--when you can get calcium and other nutrients needed for healthy bones from eating the right foods? That's the message from Annemarie Colbin, a food therapist who authored a previous book, Food and Healing. While she acknowledges some people would rather pop pills than go to the trouble of cooking healthy foods, she argues her philosophy persuasively.
First, Colbin describes foods that studies suggest may weaken the bones, such as caffeine and tomatoes. Then she presents evidence for bone-strengthening foods, going beyond the conventional wisdom that dairy products are the best way to get dietary calcium. In fact, she writes, the Chinese vegetable bok choy provides the most calcium per calorie of any food--more than double the amount per calorie in skim milk. The book includes more than 60 recipes to help put Colbin's philosophy into practice, although many of the recipes call for ingredients such as seaweed. Detailed nutritional analysis of the recipes takes up more than 60 pages, space that might have been better spent, perhaps on recipes using more easily available ingredients.
Even if you're not interested in following Colbin's philosophy exactly, her book provides insight into how what we eat affects our bones. "Eating well is the best prevention," Colbin writes. "I hope you will find some ideas here that apply to you, to help you remain strong until the day you decide to leave the earth. Once you know the facts, your own individual course of action will become clearer."
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Finally something I can believe and follow.......2006-04-24
I am thrilled to discover this book by Annemarie Colbin about such an important issue for me and many other women of my generation. I have a heart problem so when my Kaiser physician told me I should take Fosamax for my osteoporosis I decided there must be another way. When you take Fosamax, it sends calcium to your bones. But, your heart needs calcium too. So, how do you know if you are doing more damage to your heart and other tissues if you take this drug? What's more important - my heart or my skeleton.
With the information from this book, I have a way to improve both my skeleton and be good to my heart. I like the way she writes - with good data, lots of resources and references, but in a way someone not very technical, like me, can understand why things work the way they do. And the recipes look great. I haven't tried any of them yet, but plan to, once I get my own book (I found this in the library). To me one of the most important points she makes is that calcium isn't the entire answer - it's all nutrients and the amounts of them that are so critical. And, every body is a little different in the way it needs to receive these nutrients. If your ancestors didn't traditionally eat milk products, milk probably isn't the best way for you to get the needed nutrients for your body.
I learned that maybe my joint and back pains might be from eating too many tomatoes, potatoes, eggplants and peppers - these are nightshade vegetables and have 'alkaloids' which mess us the calcium metabolism. If cultures included a lot of these foods in their diets, they typically also included a lot of dairy products because "dairy and nightshades are opposite and complementary; if you eat one, you need the other".
I also learned that chocolate and "caffeine consumption increases the excretion of calcium (away from the bone) as well as magnesium through the urine, which indicates bone loss. Young women seem to be able to compensate for this loss and make it up faster through increased and more efficient calcium absorption from the intestines. Older women, on the other hand with age- and hormone-related calcium imbalances, do not seem to be able to compensate as efficiently, and are at higher risk for thinning bones, especially if their calcium intake is low." P34 - 35
She goes on to talk about studies of how much is too much, and if de-caf is an alternative (it isn't). This information is fascinating.
I plan to give a copy of this book all my friends and family.
Powerful Advise for Strong Bones.......2001-12-10
Annemarie Colbin has writen a wonderful, concise and palatable manual for understanding the relationship between lifestyle and bone health. She systematically details the causes of bone deterioration and establishes a course of action to counteract its progression. I would recommend this book to anyone, practitioner or patient, who either has a family history of osteoporosis or will be older tomorrow than they are today. I guess that includes us all. Great job Annemarie!
A must read for those who care about their health.......1998-12-05
As usual, Annemarie Colbin's voice of reason brings hope to a field of health awareness where hype and misinformation dominate. This book is fascinating and, like her other books, forces one to THINK about the things we put into our bodies every day. The approach she proposes is unconventional to most Americans but please don't dismiss it. Remember, osteoporosis is thriving in the countries (like ours) where dairy products are freely consumed by the majority. Give this book a read and you won't be sorry!
Excellent resource for strengthing our bones!.......1998-10-15
I feel very fortunate to have found this very enlightening book about the very serious ailment facing, mostly, the women of our society: OSTEOPOROSIS. Relying on her own family's years of natural bone health, she gives the reader many facts and field results on the "Nutritional Aspect" of treating, and improving our bones throughout our lifetime. Her 60+ recipes are original and sometimes very unique, giving a very encourageing start to, hopefully, a new awareness and lifestyle. I have greatly enjoyed reading, learning, and following her many examples and suggestions, and fixing her recipes...I know I feel better already. Please read this book, you owe it to yourself, and the ones you love!
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Dok Suni is an enchanting combination of personal narrative and appealing recipes in which Jenny Kwak shares stories and food from her mother's Korean kitchen. Since few cooks are familiar with Korean food, it is helpful that Kwak's descriptions of each dish tell what results to expect: Spinach and Clam Soup, you discover, "is good boiling hot (yet) there is a cool sensation about the flavor ... from the clams." The 70 recipes in this volume include important classic Korean dishes. There are six versions of Kim Chi, the incendiary pickle made from cabbage or other vegetables, garlic, and mounds of red pepper. Bibimbop, a dish of sautéed chopped vegetables served over rice--often in a heated clay dish--is topped with a raw egg that cooks as you mix it in. Proving how much Koreans love beef, Kwok gives her mother's recipes for Bulgogi and Kalbi. Bulgogi is thinly sliced beef marinated in soy sauce, sesame oil, and rice wine, then grilled. The short ribs used for Kalbi are similarly marinated before they are barbecued.
A caveat is necessary. Though Dok Suni is coauthored by a native English speaker, select recipes contain some questionable or incomplete directions. For the Pumpkin Porridge, the black beans are cooked for only five minutes, and no presoaking is called for, which seems an inadequate cooking time. Where brown rice is called for, there is no indication whether to use short or long grain. This being said, the book is still an inspirational introduction to Korean cooking that's also filled with Korean folklore and charming family narratives. --Dana Jacobi
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In Dok Suni, Jenny Kwak offers a loving and delicious introduction to the most exciting cuisine in the food world today-- Korean cooking. Whether you are one of the millions of Americans who are already devotees of the spicy, healthful, home-style world of Korean food or you're trying it for the first time, Dok Suni will delight with flavorful, authentic, easy-to-prepare specialties and a taste of the family traditions that come to life in every dish.Ranging from hearty and spicy soups (said to heal whatever ails you), barbecued beef favorites, and rice and noodle dishes to seafood and chicken specialties and the irresistible appetizers and side dishes that make every Korean meal complete, the recipes include: sauteacute;ed Korean vermicelli with vegetables * ginseng chicken in broth * spicy stewed crab * beef barbecue with sesame-salt dipping sauce * Korean dumplings * seafood pancake * stuffed zucchini * hearty kimchi soup * among many others.More than a recipe collection, Dok Suni (the name means "strong woman") opens the door to an entire cuisine. Sprinkled with handed-down fables, secrets for easy preparation, and loving salutes to an immigrant mom who worked hard to make it in America and shows her love through her out-of-this-world kitchen creations, the book is a truly passionate celebration of Korean cooking and eating.
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excellent recipes, good stories but only a few pictures .......2007-03-02
I am a korean who has grown up eating korean food for at least one meal of the day, for my entire life. In addition, i've eaten at countless korean restaurants... So i can, at least, say that I know what korean food 'should' taste like.
PROS: I've tried about 10 of Kwak's recipes so far, and they have all come out very authentic and tasty. She includes a good mix of very common dishes and more advanced dishes, with a good number of pan-chan recipes. Her ingredient lists aren't excessively long like some other cookbooks, but some of the ingredients might require a trip to the korean store (beef dashida powder). Her memoir type style and her personal touches add alot to the enjoyment of the food. Sometimes it sounds like she's reminiscing about the recipes with tears in her eyes. Some could consider these digressions unnecessary, but I found it adds 'soul' to the recipes. And the family pictures are a real nice touch.
CONS: There are pictures of food, but only in the context of telling her family story. They mostly show up in the glossy insert sections in the middle of the book. There are no individual pictures that accompany each recipe. For koreans this might not be a problem, but if you're new to korean food, you might need to see what the finished dish 'should' look like. Secondly, I just wish there were more recipes. Don't get me wrong there are alot (about 77), but wanted more soup and meat recipes and less rice porridge dishes and sweet, snack-type foods. Well i guess my second point isn't really a 'con' because all the 'major' recipes are here. Now that i trust her cooking, I just want more of it, that's all. Lastly I wish she included a table of contents that includes the name of each recipe in a single list. The table of contents breaks down by category, then you have to flip through the entire category to find the recipe that you're looking for. (My copy has about 20 post-it notes on it now). Although I think this may have been deliberate, because the book reads like a memoir, so there are personal stories associated with many of the recipes.
Jenny and her mom own Dok Suni, which is a korean restaurant down on the lower east side of manhattan. Naturally, the food is excellent and it has a good reputation for 'cool' or 'hip' korean food. Although the decor is a bit...hmmm, eclectic? The recipe for the jalapeno fried chicken served at the restaurant (probably the most popular dish) is included in the book. For Dok Suni fans, this should justify the cost of the book itself.
Given the reasonable price of the book and the personal stories that add 'soul' to the recipes, i would highly recommend this book. I just wish there were more pictures. I can't wait for the follow up book.
I keep coming back........2006-12-31
I was introduced to Korean food by some good friends. Most of the cooking was done by their grandmother who couldn't even speak English. A problem when I started asking how to cook it. I was so hooked. Then I moved and all I knew was you needed salt, garlic, and red peppers to make Kimchi.
Then I found this book. The recipes in here tasted exactly like what I had eaten at my friends. From the Bulgogi and Kalbi to the many types of Kimchi. My favorite part has been the soups though. They taste so refreshing. The only one I didn't like was the seaweed soup. The rest have my family asking for more, even the children. I use it so often my pages have notations and bookmarks throughout.
I have bought more Korean cookbooks but when I want some good food I always find myself coming back to this one. The others just don't measure up. As a result I have recommended this book to everyone I know and none of them have been disappointed. In my opinion Korean cooking is the best in the world and this book will teach you how to cook it for yourself. Spread the joy.
Clarification on earlier reviewers Beef Satay dilemma.......2006-02-08
To the reviewer who gave this 3 stars because he or she couldn't find "beef satay" for the Cold Buckwheat Noodles recipe: If you were following the recipe for Noodles in Cold Beef Broth, the author CLEARLY states in parentheses, directly after the ingredient SATAY BEEF, "see Page 5." If you had gone to PAGE 5, you would see where the author explains that BEEF SHANK is BEEF SATAY. If you WEREN'T following the recipe for Noodles in Cold Beef Broth and your college degree was for English, it might just be useless, because there is no recipe titled Cold Buckwheat Noodles in this book!
For the rest: I didn't give this 4 stars only because I like my recipe books to have pictures & this one doesn't have many. Even though I know what most of the finished recipes should look like, I simply like to have my mouth watering over delicious-looking food at 1 in the morning when every Korean restaurant is closed. (Food masochism.) But the recipes in this book are pretty easy to follow and it should intimidate no one who is trying to cook Korean food for the first time. My mother was Korean & I was raised on this stuff--Korean food is Heaven to me, and you too will get there easily with this book.
Authentic, but friendly with culinary amateurs.......2005-12-16
Let me start out by admitting one fact: while I've grown up eating Korean food, I've never dared to try my hand at cooking it until only recently. My mother was an undefeated cooking whirlwind in our kitchen and when it came to the point where I thought I'd like to learn from her, I realized I would need more help than her 'a pinch of this' and 'a handful of that' pointers.
Jenny Kwak has written a book that seems to have been made just for amateus like myself, who are willing to test the waters but unsure of where to start. The common complaint I've heard with most Asian cookbooks such as this one is the difficulty of finding ingredients and the level of skills that the writer assumes. Let's be real here. Who knows what it means to ferment pickled cabbage in subzero temperature (and yes, I've actually read this in another book)? Dok Suni starts out with a couple of helpful pages entitled, 'Mom's Shopping List', where she lists ALL of the more-than-average ingredients she uses in the recipes to follow. She gives a nice description of what it is, what dish(es) they are used in, and its name in Korean (which is nice because now you can go into an Asian grocery and ask for it by name if you can't find them yourself).
The recipes themselves are, according to my very Korean mother, practically perfect in their authenticity. Instead of veering towards the more fancier (read: more difficult and not necessarily better tasting) dishes, Kwak has written up the simple staples of the Korean diet. Each recipe includes all of the ingredients WITH AMERICAN MEASUREMENTS. A lot of recipe books out there use grams and mg, which can get pretty confusing for us with our cups and ounces. The steps are easy enough for an eleven-year old to follow (and I would know because my younger sister proved it), and Kwak also includes a short but personal story about some of the dishes, which is a nice touch.
Interspersed throughout the recipes, she has longer stories of the story behind the cooking on a whole, which makes the cookbook more than a smattering of recipes; it is a memoir. Though I haven't counted how many there are in all, it is enough to fill roughly 130 pages. I can say that I've bookmarked at least 90 percent of them. The couple that I've dabbled with so far came out great, even if I botched up the recipe just a little.
In my overall opinion, Kwak has put together a fantastic book that couldn't be easier to follow and I haven't regretted my purchase in the least.
Beautiful Book.......2005-08-19
This book is beautiful and heartwarming. I have found mistakes in the recipes however. Perhaps clarification was needed but the recipe for seaweed soup called for 15 ounces of dried seaweed. Did she mean 15 ounces after it was rehydrated? Because about 1 ounce of dried seaweed is more than enough. Still, the recipes are easy to follow and the pictures and stories will touch your heart. I have made some of the dishes for my Korean boyfriend and he has been pleased.
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Dok Suni
Jenny Kwak
Manufacturer: St. Martin's Press
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