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ACNE AND ROSACEA: The Complete Guide by Alsion Bowser
50 THINGS YOU CAN DO TODAY TO MANAGE ECZEMA by Wendy Green
YOUR GUIDE TO ECZEMA by Dr Sarah Wakelin
UNDERSTANDING ECZEMA by Dr David de Berker
ECZEMA AND FOOD ALLERGY: THE HIDDEN CAUSE? by Jennifer Worth
THE TOXIC CONSUMER by Elizabeth Salter Green and Karen Ashton
WHAT'S REALLY IN YOUR BASKET? by Bill Statham
NATURAL STAIN REMOVER by Angela Martin
STOP THE 21ST CENTURY KILLING YOU by Dr Paula Baillie-Hamilton
CLEANING YOURSELF TO DEATH by Pat Thomas
Acne and Rosacea: the complete guide by Alison Bowser.
'The only comprehensive guide to acne and rosacea, with expert advice on treatment options’. A very clear and readable guide, which is sympathetic to the particular problems and embarrassments faced by people who suffer from either condition.
Click here for an extract from the rosacea chapter.
Published by Vermilion @ £10.99
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50 Things you can do today to manage eczema by Wendy Green
 Wendy Green has suffered from eczema for some years,
and in her guide, '50 things you can do today to manage eczema', she emphasises that eczema is an individual condition: although a specific treatment or management technique might work for one sufferer, it may not work for another. Sufferers must be prepared to look into their own triggers and causes and work to find their own 'cure'.
The first chapter outlines the functions of the skin, followed by chapters explaining eczema and how to identify your triggers. The guide then moves onto suggestions on how
to ease the flare-ups caused by eczema and how to
prevent them occuring. Covering diet, environmental factors and any possible allergies that may contribute to the eczema,
'50 things you can do today to manage eczema' is a very detailed guide. There are also some case studies, and a chapter covering eczema and emotions as well as some complementary therapies, with the final pages including useful products and a directory of books and organisations.
This small book, handy to carry around, will be very useful for anyone who has been recently diagnosed, especially parents of children with eczema.
Published by Summersdale RRP £5.99
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Your Guide to Eczema by Dr Sarah Wakelin
This book, published in partnership with the Royal Society of Medicine, provides detailed, useful and up-to-date information on eczema. The book is not only informative and practical, it is the most reader-friendly we have come across.
Published by Hodder Arnold ISBN 9780340904985
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Understanding Eczema by Dr David de Berker
A compact handbook in the BMA Family Doctor series, covering symptoms, tests and treatments. Brilliantly clear.
Published by Family Doctor Books ISBN 9781903474389
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Eczema and Food Allergy: The Hidden Cause? by Jennifer Worth
The author’s own amazing story of how she conquered extreme body-covering eczema which attacked her in her fifties. Moving and informative for anyone needing to understand how to manage an elimination diet, plus insight into the many different approaches she tried or investigated.
This is a second edition, updated with special contributions on immunotherapy by Prof. Anthony Frew and Dr John Mansfield.
Published by Merton Books ISBN 9781872560182
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The Toxic Consumer by Elizabeth Salter Green and Karen Ashton
For anyone concerned about the man-made chemicals, residues of which are to be found from the polar ice caps to the depths of the oceans - not to mention in our own kitchens, living rooms, cleaning cupboard and make-up boxes - this is a must-have book.
Written by Elizabeth Salter Green of the WWF and freelance writer Karen Ashton it itemises the worst toxic chemicals, where they are to be found, who are most likely to be most sensitive (babies, born and unborn) and how to reduce exposure.
Published by Impact Publishing
Recommended Retail Price: £7.99
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What's Really in your Basket? by Bill Statham
(Previously published as THE CHEMICAL MAZE by Summersdale Publishers Ltd)
For ease and convenience The Chemical Maze really does fit in the pocket. It covers chemicals in both food and cosmetics and uses a clear, traffic light system to differentiate harmless/good
chemical additives from ‘bad’ ones. It also has a useful glossary and ‘conversion chart’. An excellent buy for £5.99.
Published by Summersdale @ £5.99
ISBN-13: 978-1840244823
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Natural Stain Remover by Angela Martin
Really excellent little book for any one even slightly chemically sensitive. Instead of the cocktail of often lethal chemicals with which many of us clean our homes Angela Martin suggests a return to baking soda, borax, cream of tartar, glycerin, lemons, vinegar and washing soda - all of which will make an excellent job of cleaning your home but none of which are likely to affect your health.
After a brief history of our current chemical addiction, she ‘cleans’ her way around your house with recipes for natural cleaners and instructions as to how to use them.
The second part of the book is an A-Z of stains - and how to remove them!
Published by Apple Press @ £4.99
ISBN-13: 978-1840924190
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Stop the 21st Century Killing You by Dr Paula Baillie-Hamilton
An indepth investigation into how the chemicals in our environment are crippling our immune systems - by both over-activating and suppressing its activities. Over-activation causes super-sensitivity and tissue inflammation; suppression leaves us vulnerable to infection and both chronic and acute long term conditions.
An excellent book not just for anyone with a chronic health problem but for those who do not want to get one!
Published by Random House@ £10.99
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Cleaning Yourself to Death by Pat Thomas
An alarming book which describes in graphic detail, the harm that soaps, shampoos,
body and home care products can do us all - and the truly unnerving ingredients
that they contain.
Its 200 pages give chapter and verse on the toxic chemicals to be found in
personal & home care products, the poor to non existent labelling, the
lack of safety checks and data, the health and environmental hazards - and
non toxic alternatives.
A deeply alarming book, in its broader perspective - but comfortingly re-assuring
if you are prepared to follow Pat Thomas' precepts and swop your expensive
moisturiser for jojoba oil or your toilet duck for baking soda and vinegar.
Published by New Leaf ISBN 0-7171-31624
Recommended Retail Price: £8.99
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