Books published by Hammersmith Health Books

A practical look at the many varieties of depression, how to spot them and the possible causes and drivers. It gives a balanced guide to available treatments - both mainstream and alternative - in the context of Lynn Crilly's personal and professional experience as a counsellor who has herself suffered from depression.

If you have symptomatic gallstones and are awaiting surgery you will be told to eat a fat-free diet, but how do you do that? Juliet Sullivan could not find a book to help her with this so she wrote her own, to share with others, complete with over 50 recipes and survival tips for post-diagnosis, surgery and beyond.

This book describes how the author, faced with 'incurable' and 'progressive' type 2 diabetes but inspired by research from Newcastle University, UK, completely changed his lifestyle and diet to lose over 30 kilos and reverse his condition. A year on all he remains slim and disease-free. Here he shares what worked for him and might work for others

The second edition of Lynn Crilly's unconventional but acclaimed guide to helping people with eating disorders through understanding the individual and choosing from the toolbox of mainstream and alternative treatments what is right for them. Lynn brings hope to sufferers and carers alike based on her experience as a counsellor and as a mother

If you have a chronic health problem, or particularly a cluster of chronic health problems, such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, poor sleep and fatigue, insulin resistance could be the underlying problem. But what is it and how do you know if you have it? Specialist nurse Hanna Purdy shows you what to look for and what to do about it.

A computer scientist's unique insight into the principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine for the 21st century, showing how we can use these to increase our body energy and nurture our body's powerful self-healing system to resolve chronic illness. Armed with this knowledge and the author's home massage program we can take charge of our own health

Research now shows that our big killers, from cancers and coronaries to dementias and diabetes, are infection-drive. The Infection Game shows us how we can maximise our defences and martial our weapons so that we are ready to defeat the infectious organisms we encounter every day and in epidemic situations.

Working specifically with COPD sufferers in the NHS for many years, Paul Brice has developed an approach to breathing and a program of related exercises that have been proven to make a significant positive difference to over 97% of his patients. This book explains how to do the exercises and the science behind why they work.

A practical guide to living well with inflammatory bowel disease by health psychologist and 'expert' patient Dr Mikocka-Walnus whose research has changed how IBD is managed around the world. Central to this is the two-way relationship between stress and symptoms and the importance of the gut-brain connection.

Inflammation is a key aspect of our response to infection - acute and chronic - and injury but causes chronic problems if it does not RESOLVE. Barry Sears explains what this means in practice and the principles of Pro-resolution Nutrition so that we can all maintain ourselves in 'the Zone' - the physiological state of optimal health.

OCD is often trivialised as an issue with cleanliness, but for sufferers and their families it can be life destroying, keeping them slaves of their anxieties. Lynn Crilly, based on successfully supporting her own daughter and other sufferers, provides positive, practical guidance to breaking free and leading a full life.

One of the UK's leading diabetes physicians provides cutting-edge but practical guidance on the causes and drivers of metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes, how to manage it most effectively and how to minimise medication and complications.

A detailed explanation of what the BRCA gene mutation is and what it can mean in terms of increased risk of cancer, embedded within the author's own familial and personal experience. Why might you suspect you are a carrier? How do you test for it? And how might you respond to a positive finding?

Dr Miranda, pain specialist AND expert patient, provides a practical and empathetic guide to her revolutionary approach to living with pain and minimising the experience of pain rather than fighting it

Medical herbalist Susan Koten explains in detail in a step-by-step approach how to detect and treat this common but under-recognised parasite, Giardia, using natural herbal medicine

Do you get bloating when you eat pasta? Is your social life restricted by uncertainty about your bowels? Is your work affected? This book will help you find out what your underlying gut problem is and understand how to make things better. With 80% of our immune system in our gut, sorting out digestive problems is essential to good health.

A practical guide to the latest understanding of this embarrassing, 'invisible' condition - what causes it, why it is controversial, and how to combat it with self-help, medical treatments, psychological support and alternative therapies.

Dr Myhill explains the root causes of the growing epidemic of diabetes and how, with the right approach to diet and lifestyle, type 2 diabetes can be not only prevented, but reversed, and type 1 can be greatly ameliorated. Understanding and working with the body's natural mechanisms for balancing blood sugar is the key.

Are you constantly exhausted? Does sleep not refresh you? Is your balance not what it was? Do you have tingling/burning in your fingers and toes? Then your problem may be vitamin B12 deficiency. So just take B12? Unfortunately it is not as simple as that; this book will tell you why, and how to tackle diagnosis, treatment and lifelong symptoms.

A practical guide for parents, teachers, youth workers and others caring for and working with teenagers/young adults who engage in self-harming and have suicidal thoughts - or even attempt suicide. It includes many tips on how to support vulnerable teenagers and increase their self-esteem and resilience

Dr Myhill brings together her years of experience in ecological medicine to provide a person-centred, sustainable alternative to conventional medicine's focus on individual symptoms and unsustainable poly-pharmacy. She empowers her readers to take charge of their own health.