IT’S NOT JUST LYME: IT’S YOUR METABOLISM

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IT’S NOT JUST LYME: IT’S YOUR METABOLISM

Name: IT’S NOT JUST LYME: IT’S YOUR METABOLISM
Author: Yessi Young
ISBN: 978-0-9949167-1-6

UNDERSTANDING THE METABOLISM'S ROLE IN FIGHTING CHRONIC INFECTIONS

From the The Remission Series series , Vol. 1

by Yessi Young ‧ RELEASE DATE: Nov. 26, 2015

Useful science for the layperson.

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A debut self-help guide surveys the ways in which diet and metabolism may affect patients with chronic infection.

This manual arose from Young’s five years of research into chronic Lyme disease and Multiple Systemic Infectious Disease Syndrome. Her own Lyme disease was only diagnosed after she’d endured years of extensive testing at the hands of many doctors. Noting that hypothyroidism is common in Lyme patients, she believes that metabolism rather than antibiotics is the key to keeping chronic infection at bay. Lyme disease slows the metabolism and leads to chronic stress, which in turn weakens the immune system, she explains. The book tackles the science behind chronic infection in a “for dummies” format that covers the basics without being opaque or condescending. Along with solid general advice—limit caffeine, get good sleep, and consume more calories to make up for the nutrients that infections leach—Young compares fad diets and picks out their commonalities in one of the most useful chapters. “If diet fads were countries they would all be at war. Diet is just one of those things on which we will never all agree,” she wryly observes. She tried out various options including juice fasting and a paleo diet before deciding the low-carbohydrate lifestyle was actually making her symptoms worse. Indeed, she contends that extreme restriction diets can easily backfire and make patients sicker. Nowadays, the author’s magic bullet is five tablespoons per day of Manuka honey, which increases her energy and may have antimicrobial properties. Although Young chronicles her own health decisions here, she emphasizes that fellow chronic infection patients should be flexible and experiment with their diets until they find out what works for them. Headings in bold, bullet-pointed lists and the “In Summary” or “Chapter Takeaways” sections ending many chapters are reader-friendly strategies that make the book’s information easily digestible. A helpful final “Remedies” section functions as a glossary as well as a list of suggested supplements, etc. to try. But the informal style—“Lyme disease is friggin’ complex,” and “I think we can all agree that drugs are frakkin awesome!”—grates.

Useful science for the layperson.

Pub Date: Nov. 26, 2015

ISBN: 978-0-9949167-1-6

Page Count: 106

Publisher: CreateSpace

Review Posted Online: May 18, 2017

Review Program: Kirkus Indie

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GENERAL NONFICTION

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NUTCRACKER

by E.T.A. Hoffmann ‧ RELEASE DATE: Oct. 28, 1996

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This is not the Nutcracker sweet, as passed on by Tchaikovsky and Marius Petipa. No, this is the original Hoffmann tale of 1816, in which the froth of Christmas revelry occasionally parts to let the dark underside of childhood fantasies and fears peek through. The boundaries between dream and reality fade, just as Godfather Drosselmeier, the Nutcracker's creator, is seen as alternately sinister and jolly. And Italian artist Roberto Innocenti gives an errily realistic air to Marie's dreams, in richly detailed illustrations touched by a mysterious light. A beautiful version of this classic tale, which will captivate adults and children alike. (Nutcracker; $35.00; Oct. 28, 1996; 136 pp.; 0-15-100227-4)

Pub Date: Oct. 28, 1996

ISBN: 0-15-100227-4

Page Count: 136

Publisher: Harcourt

Review Posted Online: May 19, 2010

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Aug. 15, 1996

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GENERAL NONFICTION

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TO THE ONE I LOVE THE BEST

EPISODES FROM THE LIFE OF LADY MENDL (ELSIE DE WOLFE)

by Ludwig Bemelmans ‧ RELEASE DATE: Feb. 23, 1955

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An extravaganza in Bemelmans' inimitable vein, but written almost dead pan, with sly, amusing, sometimes biting undertones, breaking through. For Bemelmans was "the man who came to cocktails". And his hostess was Lady Mendl (Elsie de Wolfe), arbiter of American decorating taste over a generation. Lady Mendl was an incredible person,- self-made in proper American tradition on the one hand, for she had been haunted by the poverty of her childhood, and the years of struggle up from its ugliness,- until she became synonymous with the exotic, exquisite, worshipper at beauty's whrine. Bemelmans draws a portrait in extremes, through apt descriptions, through hilarious anecdote, through surprisingly sympathetic and understanding bits of appreciation. The scene shifts from Hollywood to the home she loved the best in Versailles. One meets in passing a vast roster of famous figures of the international and artistic set. And always one feels Bemelmans, slightly offstage, observing, recording, commenting, illustrated.