100 Perks of Having Cancer: Plus 100 Health Tips for Surviving It!
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100 Perks of Having Cancer: Plus 100 Health Tips for Surviving It!
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| ISBN-13: | 9781591203568 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | TURNER PUB CO |
| Publication date: | 08/15/2013 |
| Pages: | 465 |
| Product dimensions: | 7.50(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.10(d) |
About the Author
Gonzalez earned her nursing degrees in New York.
Bernie Siegel, M.D. embraces a philosophy that is at the forefront of a society grappling with medical ethics and spiritual issues. His books, Love, Medicine and Miracles published in 1986, Peace, Love and Healing in 1989, and How to Live Between Office Visits in 1993, have broken new ground in the field of healing. Over the span of twenty years, physicians have become increasingly more receptive to his message. Bernie's efforts have now turned toward humanizing medical care and medical education, and he continues to travel extensively with his wife Bobbie, to speak and run workshops, sharing his techniques and experiences. Bernie and Bobbie have five children and six grandchildren (so far).
Table of Contents
Foreword Bernie S. Siegel xi
Introduction 1
Perk #1 Cancer Made a Blogger Out of Me 5
Health Tip: You Don't Have to Be Picasso to Benefit from Art Therapy
Perk #2 Cancer Helped Me Find My Soul Mate 9
Health Tip: You Need Estrogen to Make Your Kitty Purr
Perk #3 Cancer Made Me Really Appreciate the Good Days 15
Health Tip: Pass Too on the DEBT (When Bothered by Bugs)
Perk #4 Unlimited Foot Massages 20
Health Tip: How to Turn That Foot Massage into a Healthy Pedicure
Perk #5 Cancer Revealed to Me a Whole New Side of My Autistic Son 24
Health Tip: Choose Your Words Carefully When Telling Your Kids About Cancer
Perk #6 Cancer Introduced My Teens to ALL Major Household Appliances 28
Health Tip: Don't Just Sow Your Seeds, Eat Them, Too!
Perk #7 I Didn't Have to Go to Work 32
Health Tip: If You're Not Going to Work, You'll Have More Time to Work Out
Perk #8 I Didn't Have to Wax My Upper Lip 37
Health Tip: When That New Hair Finally Starts to Grow In, Here's How to Keep It Healthy
Perk #9 I Got to Try Out New Eyebrow Shapes 43
Health Tip: Would You Raise Your Eyebrows if I Offered You Some Weed?
Perk #10 Cancer Gave Me Something to Hope For 48
Health Tip: I Hope You Know the Difference Between Omega-3 and Omega-6
Perk #11 Cancer Made Me Realize My Own Strength 54
Health Tip: Celebrate Healthy Fats
Perk #12 Nearly Every Day Was a Feast Day 59
Health Tip: Need a Hand?
Perk #13 The Use of Medicinal Marijuana 62
Health Tip: NO Rolling Papers? Try Ginger for Nausea Relief
Perk #14 I Didn't Have to Worry About My Guests Finding a Hair in the Food I Prepared 66
Health Tip: Appreciate Your Liver
Perk #15 I Got Fast-Tracked for Blood Work 70
Health Tip: Even Ironman Needs Iron
Perk #16 Cancer Boosted My Self-Esteem 73
Health Tip: All That Praise Going to Your Head? Try Some Natural Headache Remedies
Perk #17 Cancer Helped Me Discover New Beauty Tips 77
Health Tip: Get Rid of an Unwelcome Houseguest
Perk #18 People Were Nicer to Me 79
Health Tip: It's. Nice to Be Nice … to the Nice
Perk #19 An Excuse to Escape Dish Duty 82
Health Tip: Need Another Excuse? Think About the Toxins
Perk #20 Cancer Helped Me to Stop and Smell the Roses 87
Health Tip: When on a Nature Walk, Don't Forget the Blackberry
Perk #21 I Didn't Have to Buy a Halloween Costume 90
Health Tip: Blood Is Fun on Halloween, but Not in Your Morning Routine
Perk #22 Cancer Introduced Me to Some New Saints 94
Health Tip: I Am Thankful for … Fungus
Perk #23 I Got First Pick of "the Fodge" 100
Health Tip: Find a Healthy Place for Those Get-Well Gifts
Perk #24 I Could Watch My Favorite Movie Anytime I Felt Like It 103
Health Tip: Watch the Movie, but Ditch the Microwave Popcorn
Perk #25 Speaking My Mind 106
Health Tip: Speaking My Spirit
Perk #26 Cancer Made Even My Most Embarrassing Moment Seem Trivial 108
Health Tip: Force a Smile and It Will Stick
Perk #27 Cancer "Shaved" Ten Minutes Off My Shower Time 111
Health Tip: Skin Care 101
Perk #28 Cancer Allowed Me Time to Do the Things I Love to Do 116
Health Tip: I LOVE Pooping
Perk #29 Riding Shotgun 122
Health Tip: Make Breakfast More Convenient with Simply Scrumptious Granola
Perk #30 Cancer Made Me Feel Grateful for My Chores 125
Health Tip: Please Say, "Thank You"
Perk #31 Cancer Connected Me to a Powerful Prayer Network 127
Health Tip: Prayer Is Good Medicine
Perk #32 Cancer Made Me Appreciate My Pooch 130
Health Tip: Pooch, Pussycat, or Python, They All Have Health Benefits
Perk #33 Playing the Ole Cancer Card 132
Health Tip: Go Ahead, Take Advantage, and Be Assertive
Perk #34 Sleeping In 135
Health Tip: The Art of Napping
Perk #35 Early Menopause 138
Health Tip: No More Living in a "Healthy Cage"
Perk #36 Cancer Streamlined My Christmas Shopping 141
Health Tip: How to Eat Healthy Around the Holidays and Not Seem Like a Health Freak
Perk #37 Cancer Allowed Me to Keep Better Tabs on My Teens 144
Health Tip: Put That Downtime to Even Better Use by Picking Up a Hobby
Perk #38 Bank Account Recovery 148
Health Tip: Invest in Cancer Screening
Perk #39 Cancer Gave Me a Great Excuse to Shop 153
Health Tip: Treat Yourself to a New Snack
Perk #40 Being Told How Great I Look 156
Health Tip: How to Build a Good-Looking Salad
Perk #41 Cancer Shook Up My New Year's Resolutions 160
Health Tip: Three Quick and Easy Resolutions to Shake Up Your Life
Perk #42 Packing Light 165
Health Tip: Don't Mock the Tuna
Perk #43 A Free Trip to Florida 168
Health Tip: Take a Vacation in Your Own Backyard
Perk #44 Perks for Parents 170
Health Tip: Keep in Mind-Colorful Means Healthy
Perk #45 Home Alone 173
Health Tip: Another Thing You Can Count On: BPA Is B-A-D
Perk #46 Cancer Forced Me to Brush Up on My Math Skills 177
Health Tip: Try Crunching These Numbers
Perk #47 Cancer Increased My Vocabulary 180
Health Tip: Here Are Some More Words to Add to Your Vocabulary
Perk #48 Cancer Helped Me See the World Through the Eyes of a Child 186
Health Tip: The Answer to the Deodorant Question
Perk #49 Cancer Motivated Me to Eat Healthier 192
Health Tip: Then There's Kale (Pronounced "Kale")
Perk #50 Receiving Special Gifts 197
Health Tip: Imagine This-Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
Perk #51 Hundreds of Dollars Saved in Hair Care 201
Health Tip: Treat Yourself to Chocolate Cupcakes
Perk #52 Rockin' the Bandana 205
Health Tip: Rock Out with a Different Kind of Exercise
Perk #53 Cancer Cured Me of My Needle/Blood Phobia 208
Health Tip: Fear Needles? Try Acupuncture
Perk #54 Cancer Made Me Value Every Birthday 214
Health Tip: Forget the Toga Party … Have a Yoga Party
Perk #55 Cancer Taught Me a Lesson About Loving My Body 219
Health Tip: Love the Skin You're In … by Using Proper, Healthy Sunscreen
Perk #56 A Surprise Visitor 223
Health Tip: Take Advantage of All Your Diagnostic Options
Perk #57 Handsome Doctors 229
Health Tip: When Good Doctors Go Bad
Perk #58 Say Good-Bye to Bad Hair Days 234
Health Tip: Say Hello to Sea Salt
Perk #59 A Five-Week Vacation 239
Health Tip: Multivitamins … What Do You Have to Lose?
Perk #60 Families United 243
Health Tip: Is Your Home Sweet Home Too Sweet?
Perk #61 Quality Time with My Girl 249
Health Tip: How to Make the Most Out of Your Walking
Perk #62 I Haven't Been Sick Since I Got Cancer 253
Health Tip: Load Your Immunity Guns with Curcumin
Perk #63 Cancer Forced Me to Forgive 257
Health Tip: I'll Take My Forgiveness in Pill Form, Please
Perk #64 Cancer Motivated Me to Drop Some Bad Habits 262
Health Tip: To Drink or Not to Drink?
Perk #65 … And to Adopt Some Good Habits 266
Health Tip: Get Keen on Keen-Wah (Spelled Q-U-I-N-O-A)
Perk #66 Cancer Proved to Me That Humor Can Be Found in Pretty Much Any Situation 270
Health Tip: That Clown Is Not Funny (You Know Who I'm Talkin' About)
Perk #67 Cancer Introduced Me to Many Phenomenal Women 273
Health Tip: The "Miraculous" Vitamin D
Perk #68 Cancer Allowed Me to Feel Like a Movie Star 279
Health Tip: And the Winners Are … Envelope Please
Perk #69 I Could Finally Admit I Believe in Angels and Fairies 282
Health Tip: Did Somebody Say "Nuts"? Good Reasons to Grab Your Nuts and Go!
Perk #70 Cancer Made Me the Preferred Sister-Wife 288
Health Tip: Prepare Your House for the Apocalypse … or Just Have a Tasty, Healthy Snack
Perk #71 Treats in the Mail 292
Health Tip: REJOICE! Chocolate Is Actually Good for You!
Perk #72 Cancer Made Me Reevaluate the Relationships in My Life 294
Health Tip: Is the Water You Drink Toxic?
Perk #73 Cancer Brought Out the Family Resemblance to My Son 304
Health Tip: While We Are on the Topic of Pumpkins
Perk #74 Cancer Gave Me a New Way of Marking Time 309
Health Tip: Change Your Attitude Through Affirmations
Perk #75 Cancer Made Me a More Interesting Person 315
Health Tip: Interesting Facts
Perk #76 Cancer Prompted Me to Ditch the Worry Habit 319
Health Tip: Health Priorities Are (in This Order) Air, Water, Food
Perk #77 Cancer Redefined My Relationship with Food 323
Health Tip: If Bill Clinton (aka I'll-Have-a-Shake-With-That-Burger) Can Eat Healthy, Anyone Can!
Perk #73 An Excuse to Buy New Clothes 328
Health Tip: When Dressing for Comfort, Don't Forget Your Feet
Perk #79 Eat Pray Love 333
Health Tip: Eat, Pray, Love … but First Wash Your Hands
Perk #80 Cancer Taught Me the Importance of Living in the Present 337
Health Tip: Sometimes a Little Worry Can Be a Good Thing
Perk #81 A Good Reason to Spend More Time in My Garden 340
Health Tip: NO Dirt? No Space? No Problem!
Perk #82 Cancer Helped Me to Grow as a Psychologist 346
Health Tip: Choosing the Diet That's Right for You
Perk #83 A Great Save on the Heating Bill 353
Health Tip: Natural Ways to Deal with Menopausal Symptoms (Without Freezing Your Kids)
Perk #84 Cancer Can Trump Pretty Much Anything 357
Health Tip: Friends Can Truly Be Lifesavers
Perk #85 Cancer Made Me Feel Like the Six Million Dollar Man 360
Health Tip: Better, Stronger Bones
Perk #86 My First Breast Cancer Retreat 364
Health Tip: It's My Cancer and I'll Cry if I Want To
Perk #87 Cancer Gave Me a Cause 367
Health Tip: The Importance of Dreaming … and Sleeping
Perk #88 Cancer Gave Me the Courage to Step Outside My Comfort Zone 373
Health Tip: Don't Fear the Squash!
Perk #89 Bonus Reward Points 377
Health Tip: YOU Get Points for Buying Food Too, but Should You Always Buy Organic?
Perk #90 Learning Postcancer Etiquette 380
Health Tip: Hear No Evil, See No Evil, Speak No Evil
Perk #91 Free T-Shirts 383
Health Tip: Is There Joy in Soy?
Perk #92 Skipping the Line at the ER 391
Health Tip: And as I Always Say, "The Road to Recovery Is Paved with Garlic"
Perk #93 Eavesdropping on the Ward 396
Health Tip: Need Fresh Niblets? Look in Your Neighborhood Markets
Perk #94 Living a Kick-Ass Life 401
Health Tip: You've Kicked Ass, but Have You Kicked the Habit?
Perk #95 Cancer Helped Me to Find My Spirit 406
Health Tip: If You're Going to Breathe, Be Mindful
Perk #96 Realizing I Am Worth It 410
Health Tip: You Are Also Worth Safe Spa Products
Perk #97 The Opportunity to Help Other People 414
Health Tip: Just Because You Are Not a Scientist Doesn't Mean You Can't Understand the Research
Perk #98 Raising Awareness 418
Health Tip: The Rewards of Broccoli
Perk #99 Cancer Introduced Me to a New Way to Get a Buzz 423
Health Tip: If Your Goal Is Healthier Eating, Start with Your Cookware!
Perk #100 I Am a Survivor! 428
Health Tip: Make a Survival Plan (Hmm … Better Use a Pencil)
Conclusion: Cancer Plan 4 Life 433
Recommended Websites 435
Suggested Reading and Viewing 439
References 442
Index 456
About the Authors 465