In the fourth edition of this accessible & comprehensive book Bryan Lask & Rachel Bryant-Waugh build on the research & expertise of the previous three editions. First published in 1993 this was the first book of its kind to explore eating disorders in children & young adolescents a population that is very different from those in their late teens & adulthood. The contributors experience & knowledge have increased & the field has moved forward over the past 20 years. This fully revised edition offers a distillation of current information relating to the younger population & contains brand new chapters on areas of experience research & practice including: The perspective of a young person going through an eating disorder Experiences of a parent Updated information regarding advances from neuroscience Therapeutic engagement Cognitive remediation therapy Eating Disorders in Childhood & Adolescence offers the reader knowledge insight & understanding into this fascinating but challenging patient group. It has both a clinical & research focus & will be an essential text for a wide range of professionals as well as being readable for parents of children suffering from eating disorders. ...

When it comes to dealing with pupils suffering from an eating disorder school staff admit they lack knowledge & confidence. Unsure whether they can do anything to help theyre afraid of making matters worse. However they can help. As one young sufferer remarked: I dont think its going too far to say my teacher saved my life. This Pocketbook is suitable for anyone working in a school setting & will be of interest to parents too. It contains ideas information & practical advice for supporting pupils with eating disorders. It explains what an eating disorder is focusing particularly on anorexia bulimia & binge eating disorder. After identifying risk factors & warning signs the author looks at encouraging pupils to share their concerns & at how to respond when a student confides. The emphasis shifts to a whole-school approach in a chapter about setting up a recovery team involving parents peers individual staff outside agencies etc. It stays practical & relevant to all staff however with day-to-day support strategies & how to keep things on track eg monitoring progress & re-integrating students whose eating disorder has led to periods of absence. There is advice on what to say what not to say & exactly how to help. Cartoons diagrams bullets & other presentational devices support the text throughout. A recovered anorexic herself author Pooky Knightsmith specialises in the prevention & management of eating disorders. She has interviewed over 500 young people with eating disorders & 800 teachers for a Ph D in this field. She works in teacher education currently at the TES where her job is to engage with learn from & share with a worldwide network of more than 1.8 million teachers. ...

The evolution of Margaret Atwoods poetry illuminates a major literary talent. Through bus trips & postcards wilderness & trivia she reflects the passion & energy of a writer intensely engaged with her craft & the world. In this volume two previous selections Poems 1965-1975 & Poems 1976-1986 are presented together with Morning in the Burned House. Detached ironic loving by turns.. .poems that sing off the page & sting Michele Roberts ...

Written in a style similar to that of Nigel Slater's multi-award-winning food memoir ' Toast' this is a celebration of the glory humour eccentricities & embarrassments that are the British at Table. The British have a relationship with their food that is unlike that of any other country. Once something that was never discussed in polite company it is now something with which the nation is obsessed. But are we at last developing a food culture or are we just going through the motions? ' Eating for England' is an entertaining detailed & somewhat tongue-in-cheek observation of the British & their food their cooking their eating & how they behave in restaurants with chapters on
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- dinner parties funeral teas Indian restaurants dieting & eating whilst under the influence. Written in Nigel Slater's trademark readable style ' Eating for England' highlights our idiosyncratic attitude towards the fine art of dining.

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More & more of us are living alone. We create a hectic life for ourselves & we dont eat as we ought to eat most of the time! Sound like you? I will show you how to plan forward to enjoy delicious simple meals from fresh ingredients every day. You wont spend more than 20 minutes
- often only 10
- in preparation & cooking. & they are the most important minutes in your day because they produce much better health.

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It isnt just the fat or carbohydrate content that counts when making dietary choices
- its the spiritual vibrational quality of
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As anyone who has ever been on a diet knows they simply dont work. No one can diet indefinitely & once you stop the weight simply piles back on. Eating Less is not about dieting; instead it places the emphasis where it belongs on healthy eating & eating less. This revised & updated edition offers you a unique & inspiring solution to overeating: its aim is to look at thoughts & beliefs about food unravel the minds addictive impulses & retrain it to have a more healthy balanced relationship with food. It introduces you to practical techniques that you can apply in your daily life; it shows you how to set your own limits without feeling deprived & becoming rebellious; & it gives you the ability to develop greater control by helping you to overcome addictive behaviour. So simply follow Eating Less & see your weight fall off & stay off. Eating Less is likely to succeed where diet books fail. The utter simplicity of its message & techniques makes it easy to start & continue with a programme that revolutionises your attitude to eating & weight. Sarah Litvinoff ...

EATING THE BIG FISH: How Challenger Brands Can Compete Against Brand Leaders Second Edition Revised & Expanded The second edition of the international bestseller now revised & updated for 2009 just in time for the business challenges ahead. It contains over 25 new interviews & case histories two completely new chapters introduces a new typology of 12 different kinds of Challengers has extensive updates of the main chapters a range of new exercises supplies weblinks to view interviews online & offers supplementary downloadable information. ...

With these delicious & easy-to-prepare recipes
- from appetisers to luscious desserts
- a diabetic need never feel deprived!

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This is a clear & practical guide to eating well with kidney failure including a collection of more than fifty delicious recipes to show you how it all works in practice. The recipes have been analysed for their nutritional content & are coded to help you choose the most appropriate dishes for your individual requirements. ...