The Sinus Cure - 7 Simple Steps to Relieve Sinusitis and Other Ear, Nose, and Throat

Informationen zum Autor Debra Fulghum Bruce, PhD, is a medical writer, a health literacy expert, and the award-winning author of more than 90 books on health and wellness, including  The Sinus Cure ,  The Fibromyalgia Handbook , and Making a Baby . She has written feature articles for magazines, such as Prevention , Reader’s Digest , Woman’s Day , and Parents . Murray Grossan, MD, board certified in Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, is the inventor of the Pulsatile Irrigator, a safe, simple, and drug-free method to keep sinuses clear of mucus and bacteria. He and Debra Fulghum Bruce, PhD, are the coauthors of The Sinus Cure . Dr. Grossan lives in California. Klappentext From an award-winning medical writer and a board-certified otolaryngologist comes the definitive guide for sinus sufferers! revised and updated with additional medical treatments. If you're one of the thirty-eight million who endure from sinus problems! you know the debilitating effects this condition can bring-from pounding headaches! runny nose! and chronic fatigue to asthma! halitosis! even serious lung disease and meningitis. The good news is that sinus disease can be dramatically alleviated and permanently reversed. Now! after years of research! interviews! and personal and professional experience! Debra Fulghum Bruce and Murray Grossan! M.D.! share cures from the top healthcare specialists and patients . . . cures that really work. In clear! authoritative language! The Sinus Cure explains how you can easily design a highly effective 7-step sinus healing program to help you get a long-lasting grip on your own particular symptoms. Inside you'll discover: • Alternative and complementary healing options-homeopathy! herbs! t'ai chi! yoga! and other ancient and New Age strategies • The foods that trigger sinusitis-and the ones that soothe it • Nutritional and natural supplements that reduce swelling and inflammation • Proven methods for clearing the air you breathe of dust mites! mold! damp! and other allergens • Effective sinus hygiene! including the wonder of nasal irrigators • Exercises that can act as a decongestant • Helpful (and not-so-helpful) prescription or over-the-counter medications • The startling truth about sinus surgery • How to combine the most effective medical and natural treatments to end your sinus symptoms Although further medical research is needed to completely eradicate sinusitis! the treatments and medications described here! most without any side effects! will greatly reduce or end your sinus problems. So breathe easy. Relief is here! Part One ALL ABOUT SINUSITIS Chapter 1 ONLY YOUR NOSE KNOWS Nonstop and never-ending. I've even had two sinus surgeries, yet nothing has worked to end my suffering. I feel miserable about 90 percent of the time, whether from a sore throat, postnasal drip, or congestion. The days I have no congestion, my head usually hurts. I can't win. —Beth, age forty-one I live in the hot and humid South, which makes my sinuses feel swollen all the time. I also have pollen allergies. While I take prescription antihistamines to deal with the allergies, my sinuses stay inflamed and congested. When I complain because of headaches or earache from sinus fluid, my family says, "It's all in your head!" And they're right. It is in my head. If I didn't have sinusitis, I'd be healthy. —Bob, age thirty-four It's not unusual for those around you to think your sinus symptoms are in your head. After all, chances are that you look perfectly healthy. Outwardly no one around you can see the misery you feel. But you know differently. You know how sinus misery—the ongoing pain, swelling, congestion, and postnasal drip—keeps you from fully enjoying life. No one needs to tell you what a struggle it is to deal with l...

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Debra Fulghum Bruce, Ph.D., and Murray Grossan, M.D.

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• Authors: Debra Fulghum Bruce, Debra Fulghum/ Grossan Bruce, Murray Grossan
• Publisher: Ballantine
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 10.04.2007
• EAN: 9780345496027
• ISBN: 978-0-345-49602-7
• No. of pages: 336
• Dimensions: 131 mm x 203 mm x 18 mm
• Subject: Guides > Health