Nobody wants to have a chronic long-term illness. Unfortunately, most of
us will experience at least one of these conditions during our lives.
The goal of this book is to help people with chronic illness explore
healthy ways to live with physical or mental conditions. A healthy way
to live with a chronic illness is to seek soundness of body and mind and
work to overcome physical and emotional issues. The challenge is to
learn how to function at your best regardless of the difficulties living
with a chronic condition can present. The goal is to achieve the things
you want to do and to get pleasure from life. That is what this book is
all about. By showing readers how to become active self-managers through
problem solving, goal setting, and action planning while also presenting
the basics of healthy eating, exercise, relaxation, and emotional
empowerment, Living a Healthy Life with Chronic Conditions offers
readers a unique and exciting opportunity--the chance to take back one's
life and enjoy it to the fullest extent possible while living with
chronic illness. Originally based on a five-year study, this completely
revised 5th edition has grown to include the feedback of medical
professionals and people with chronic conditions all over the world.