Home Nursing & Caring

It’s time to stand up to ageist stereotypes. This is a book full of wisdom, tips and truths that will inspire anyone who wants their later years to be fulfilling and stress-free. We do not turn into different people in our older age.

Blending science and lived experience, this book offers a compassionate, stigma-busting exploration of body-focused repetitive behaviours (BFRBs) - revealing why they happen, why they bother us, and how understanding them may be the key to healing. 

'Should I be worried?' is a question every parent of young children often asks themselves. From a newborn who cries endlessly, to a toddler with a high temperature, to a schoolchild with a persistent cough, each stage of childhood brings new things to worry about. 

111 Natural Strategies to Restore Your Mobility, Avoid Surgery and Stay Off Pain Pills for Good 

What if our notion of what makes us happy is the very thing that's making us so sad? Ten years on from first writing about her own experiences of mental illness, Bryony Gordon still receives messages about the effect it has on people. 

How to Age Against the Machine is a joyous, information-packed ride through ageing as a woman, in all its complexity and diversity. 

A story of caring and everyday acts of love.

At the heart of this care lie everyday acts of love, and the realisation that, sooner or later, most of us will come to rely on an extra pair of hands.

Natural Healing with Herbs, Condiments and Spices. Home Doctor, as the name suggests, is your very own health-care book - an indispensable companion you can turn to at all times.

As seen on This Morning Straight-talking advice from the Skincare Queen Caroline Hirons is the authority in skincare - and for the first time, she's sharing her knowledge with the world.

This best-selling book looks at the treatment and self-management of DD - while the doctor can help, particularly with antibiotics, much can be done by the individual to minimise the effects of this condition.

Straight forward, no-nonsense guidance on one of the most vital (and often ignored) women's health and wellbeing issues.

If it's not you or me, it's someone we love.'After her own father's death from dementia, the writer and campaigner Nicci Gerrard set out to explore the illness that now touches millions of us, yet which we still struggle to speak about.

We all know that taking good care of our skin is the key to any effective health and beauty regime.

This handy pocket-sized guide to natural remedies from your garden and store-cupboard for complaints ranging from coughs and colds to aches and pains that allows you to save money and avoid taking mass-produced chemicals on a regular basis.

Alzheimer's is the great global epidemic of our time, affecting millions worldwide -- there are more than 5 million people diagnosed in the US alone. And as our population ages, scientists are working against the clock to find a cure. ...

'When I was twelve, my grandfather began to act strangely. It started with inexplicable walks. He'd leave the dinner table and we would find him, half an hour later, aimlessly wandering around the neighbourhood. His smiles were gradually replaced by a fearful, withdrawn expression; as if he'd lost something irreplaceable. Before long, he didn't recognise any of us.

Alice was always beautiful-Armenian immigrant beautiful, with thick, curly black hair, olive skin, and big dark eyes. Alice also has Alzheimer's, and while she can remember all the songs from The Music Man, she can no longer attend to the basics of caring for herself. Alice moves to live with her daughter, Dana, in Vermont, and the story begins.

For most of human history, death was a common, ever-present possibility. It didn't matter whether you were five or fifty - every day was a roll of the dice.

’If you are hungry for truth and beauty, read this book.’ Roisin Ingle, The Irish Times