The Cancer Recovery Plan: Maximize Your Cancer Treatment with This Proven Nutrition, Exercise, and Stress-Reduction Program - Brossura

Boyd, Barry D.; Betancourt, Marian

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ISBN 10: 1583332308 ISBN 13: 9781583332306

Casa editrice: Penguin Publishing Group, 2005

Riassunto

Arguing that an active, low-stress lifestyle is an essential part of treating cancer, a guide on how to maximize one's recovery chances outlines a specific nutrition and exercise plan while making recommendations on reducing stress, improving sleep, and building a support network. Original. 12,500 first printing.

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L'autore:

D. Barry Boyd, M.D., is a pioneer in the field of integrative medicine and has treated cancer patients for more than a decade. A graduate of the Cornell University Medical School, he is a former professor at his alma mater and currently teaches at the Yale Cancer Center. He is the founder and director of Integrative Oncology at Greenwich Hospital (a member of Yale New Haven Health System).

Product Description:

According to oncologist Dr. Barry Boyd controlling weight becoming active and reducing stress are not simply nuances of basic well-being; they are absolutely necessary for the successful treatment of cancer. Even with the best medical care including chemotherapy a patient's cancer treatment can be sabotaged if these areas are neglected. In THE CANCER RECOVERY PLAN Dr. Boyd presents his proven integrative program for maximizing the effectiveness of cancer treatment. He lays out a clear practical nutrition and exercise plan to help cancer patients lose the weight that might impede their recovery and describes how to reduce stress with such techniques as meditation tai chi massage improving sleep and building a support network. Along the way stories from Dr. Boyd's patients - cancer survivors - provide motivation and inspiration. Cancer is not always a hopeless disease. THE CANCER RECOVERY PLAN offers readers the hope they need.

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• Editore: Penguin Publishing Group
• Data di pubblicazione: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1583332308
• ISBN 13: 9781583332306
• Rilegatura: Paperback
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 256