Living Well with Migraine Disease and Headaches Now Available
The day is here! My book, Living Well with Migraine Disease and Headaches: What your doctor doesn't tell you... that you need to know, is available in bookstores and though online book sellers.
Here's the book description from Amazon.com:
For millions of Americans, Migraine disease, tension headaches, and other headaches are a debilitating part of every day. Teri Robert has been there -- in fact, she experienced her first Migraine at age six. Now, in this groundbreaking holistic guide to the diagnosis and treatment of headaches and Migraine disease, she brings a patient-empowering message to all headache sufferers: you don't have to live with daily pain. She provides you with all the information you need to know about getting the help you need, including:
- Understanding side effects
- Treatments for long-term relief
- Risks and symptoms
- Identification of the various types of headaches
- Traditional and alternative therapies
- Information on finding health care practitioners and support
- Numerous case studies and expert advice
Want to read the press release from Harper Collins?...
"If you are a headache or migraine sufferer this book is a must; if you are touched by a sufferer, giving this book would be as good a gift as you will ever find."
-- Fred Sheftell,
Director and Founder, New England Center for Headache
LIVING WELL WITH TERI ROBERT
MIGRAINE DISEASE & HEADACHES
What Your Doctor Doesn’t Tell You…That You Need to Know
They’ve got nothing to do with being high-strung, uptight, or brainy. And, as sufferers know, they’re no laughing matter. Headaches can be serious, and Migraine disease is an excruciating, debilitating illness. Even worse, they are surprisingly common. Consider:
- Nearly 200 million Americans suffer from tension-type headaches.
- Nearly 33 million Americans suffer from Migraine, a genetic neurological disease. That’s more than the 32 million sufferers of asthma, diabetes, and coronary heart disease combined.
- Collectively, the nation’s Migraine sufferers spend about 112 million bedridden days and lose at least 157 million workdays each year.
These are just a few of the painful realities uncovered by Teri Robert, a Migraine sufferer for over forty years—she had her first attack at age six—and an award-winning patient advocate. In LIVING WELL WITH MIGRAINE DISEASE & HEADACHES: What Your Doctor Doesn’t Tell You…That You Need to Know (Collins; November 2005; $14.95), she presents a holistic and empowering approach to managing the pain. While offering insights into treatment advances, she shares numerous patient cases to illustrate a crucial fact: head pain is unique to every person. Speaking from a wealth of frustrating experience, Robert also urges sufferers to refuse to take “no relief” for an answer and become an active participant on their own healthcare team.
LIVING WELL WITH MIGRAINE DISEASE & HEADACHES begins with a discussion of types of head pain disorders and the importance of an accurate diagnosis. Robert explains why Migraines are not “just bad headaches,” and alerts sufferers to common warning signs—from food cravings to stiff neck—of an attack. Chapters move on to the subject of relief, offering sensitive, expert, and completely unbiased advice on:
LIVING WELL WITH MIGRAINE DISEASE & HEADACHES culminates with guidance on developing a support system, helping co-workers and loved ones understand the seriousness of head pain, and dealing with insurance providers. With checklists, worksheets, and summaries of key points throughout, plus a glossary of medical terms and a detailed resource section, this user-friendly and encouraging book can make life not only livable but full and enjoyable, despite the headaches and migraine attacks.
About the Author
TERI ROBERT is a health writer and patient advocate. In 2004, she received the National Headache Foundation’s “Patient Partner Award.” The About.com “Guide” for Headaches and Migraine, she also serves as the support advisor for MAGNUM, the National Migraine Association. She lives in West Virginia and welcomes visitors to her Web site, www.HelpForHeadaches.com.
LIVING WELL WITH MIGRAINE DISEASE & HEADACHES
What Your Doctor Doesn’t Tell You…That You Need to Know
by Teri Robert
November 2005
Trade Paperback; $14.95 / $19.95 Can.
ISBN: 0-06-076685-9
Collins, An Imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
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