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Written by an herbalist with more than 35 years of experience and a cancer survivor herself, this guide to home health care offers a wealth of holistic approaches to the many side-effects and consequences of disease process, chemotherapy, radiation, surgery, prolonged bedrest, immune compromise, aging and dying, as well as caregiver self-care. Features: Herbal, nutritional, and other natural strategies to support the optimal well being and comfort of both caregivers and those who are ill or dying A core Helping Repertoire describing dozens of potential acute issues as well as numerous detailed strategies for addressing each one An easy-to-access format geared for the reader who is already stressed and needs to find information quickly Guidance in establishing a healing environment for all concerned. Holistic suggestions to promote emotional as well as physical ease Questions for practitioners, handy lists for hospital or clinic stays, home organization tips Discussions of key herbal allies: relaxation and sleep tonics, adaptogens, immune tonics, support for digestion, elimination, liver function, lymphatic drainage, more Extensive annotated resource sections: books, sound healing, supplements, herbs, supplies Detailed appendices provide background material on: environment and healing, herbs and memory, water and hydration, issues in depression, engaging with pain, cancer prevention, the lymphatic system, maintaining bacterial balance, more. Complete index Whether you're caring for a loved one or dealing with dis-ease yourself, this book will help you navigate treatment, recovery or the dying process with more ease and grace. Owning this empowering book is like having a skilled and compassionate collaborator on call whenever you need problem-solving support, day or night.

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This is, quite simply, the single most useful book...for holistic care guidance in times of dis-ease and for symptom management alternatives during hospice....An extraordinary offering and an invaluable resource...written with sublime grace and clarity. -- Tobi Perrin, RN, BSN, Certified Hospice & Palliative Care Nurse An excellent, vitally needed book. For more than three decades, Carol has been a respected community resource person and expert herbalist providing integrative tools for both caregivers and patients that are practical and immediately applicable....May this soulfully written work provide support and many blessings on your journey. -- Gretchen Schodde, MN, ARNP, FNP-BC, NC-BC. Founder and Executive Director Emerita of Harmony Hill Retreat Center This is, without a doubt, one of the most comprehensive, sensitive and invaluable guides for all of us...healers, family members and friends of those harboring cells gone amok. And, of course, for each and every soul as their journey through the healing process unfolds. Thank you a million times over...for this priceless gift from your heart. -- Liz Harrison, RN, veteran Oncology Nurse As a former hospice nurse, I am honored to give a high recommendation for Carol's wonderful book! It is a magnificent compendium of information. One need not have a life-threatening illness to benefit greatly from Conscious Caregiving -- G. Maeve Aeolus, RN, Case Manager and Counselor

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Carol Trasatto has been practicing and studying herbal medicine since the late 1970s. She is a dedicated community herbalist in the Pacific Northwest-teaching, writing, consulting, serving as a retail herb buyer, and promoting a holistic approach to the way we think about healing our lives and living in right relationship on this planet. In addition to her public classes and talks, Carol has been a guest instructor at Harmony Hill Retreat Center, Cancer Lifeline, The Evergreen State College, South Sound Community College, and herbal conferences. Carol has survived her own journey through an aggressive cancer and intense treatments-and is more impassioned than ever to help others survive and thrive through similar circumstances. www.caroltrasatto.com

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