- Subjects
- Published
-
Chicago :
Keats Pub
c2002.
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Physical Description
- 322 p.
- Bibliography
- Includes index.
- ISBN
- 9780658013799
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Part I. The Hidden Disorder
- Chapter 1. A Monster Beside Myself My Story
- Chapter 2. Epilepsy Historical Perspectives
- Chapter 3. Understanding the Nature of Epilepsy
- Chapter 4. The Usual Route Diagnosis and Treatment
- Part II. Nutrition
- Chapter 5. Food Allergies and Sensitivities
- Chapter 6. Foods That Harm
- Chapter 7. Foods That Heal
- Chapter 8. The Ketogenic Diet
- Chapter 9. The Power of Herbs
- Part III. Listening to Your Body
- Chapter 10. Controlling Your Brain Waves
- Chapter 11. Body Therapies
- Chapter 12. How Neurotoxins Affect Our Nervous System
- Part IV. Age, Gender, and Epilepsy
- Chapter 13. Children and Epilepsy
- Chapter 14. Women and Epilepsy
- Chapter 15. Men and Epilepsy
- Chapter 16. Epilepsy and the Elderly
- Part V. Creating a Supportive Environment
- Chapter 17. Communicating and Nurturing
- Chapter 18. The World of Work Being Competent and Conscientious
- Chapter 19. How to Choose and Work with a Health-Care Practioner
- Chapter 20. Summing Up
- Resources
- Notes
- Index