The edmesh library is a FREE service for members that offers a wide range of books and DVDs about ME/CFS and guides on self-management. Items are sent out and returned by post, and the costs are covered by edmesh. There is usually no time limit on borrowing, unless an item is requested by another member.
To request an item please email library@edmesh.org.uk.
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| Title | Author | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| DVDs (Yoga): | ||
| Gentle Energy Yoga with Kim | Sedona Fitness | Join Kim in an Asian style Yoga that is low impact yet highly effective. Running time 1hr. |
| Beat Fatigue with Yoga | Sue Delf & Fiona Agombar | BFWY provides a way of gently energising and toning the whole body whilst also calming the nervous system. For all abilities/ages. Running time |
| Yoga for Stress Relief | Body Wisdom | 20+ easy-to-follow routines for common stress related issues. Inc bonus 30 min "How to Meditate" with the Dalai Lama. |
| DVDs (GUPTA): | ||
| Advanced ME/CFS Recovery 12 sessions plus book | GUPTA Amygdala Recovery Programme | www.guptaprogramme.com |
| Advanced ME/CFS Recovery sessions 6A &6B | GUPTA Amygdala Recovery Programme | www.guptaprogramme.com |
| CDs (RELAXATION/MEDITATION): | ||
| Healing Meditations | Bernie Siegel | Enhance your immune system and find the key to good health (2 Cds) |
| Reiki Meditations for Self-Healing | Bronwen Stiene | Harness the power of Reiki for your own health and life energy |
| CHANGES - passive progressive relaxation | Short CD recording | |
| CHANGES - Muscular relaxation & beach visualisation | Nicola Currie | Short CD recording |
| Deep Relaxation & Quick Relaxation | Short CD recording | |
| Mindfulness of Breathing | Delphine Adderley | Short CD recording |
| Positive Mental Attitude | Mark Bowden | Daytime and bedtime hypnotherapy recordings |
| INTERNATIONAL ME/CFS CONFERENCES DVDs: | ||
| 2008-2011 | Management treatment and the latest advances in research into ME/CFS (4 discs) | |
| 2015 | Lectures Q&A sessions and pre-conference presentation | |
| MISCELLANEOUS DVDs: | ||
| Voices from the Shadows | Documentary film following personal stories of men women children with ME/CFS | |
| Energising Biomedical Research in ME/CFS | MERGE | A lecture by Dr Vance Spence examining some of the issues and challenges involved in ME/CFS research |
| Freedom from M.E | Paul Young film | A Landmark for those suffering with ME - it will make you laugh cry and ultimately realise that freedom from M.E is really possible |
| Talking Heads | Common issues and experiences of people affected by neurological conditions | |
| The Lightning Process (with accompanying book) | Phil Parker | An Introduction to the Lightning Process - the Way in and Out of CFS/ME and first steps to getting well |
| BOOKS (NUTRITION): | ||
| Foods that Harm Foods That Heal | Reader's Digest | An A-Z guide to safe and healthy eating. Eat your way to good health with foods that protect against diseases and ease the symptoms of others |
| The big Book of Wheat-Free cooking | Antoinette Savill | Includes gluten-free dairy-free and reduced fat recipes |
| The Food Allergy Plan | Keith Mumby | The Food Allergy Plan takes you step by step through the unmasking of hidden allergies that may be spoiling your life |
| Candida Albicans | Richard Turner and Elizabeth Simonsen | Yeast-free recipes for renewed health and vitality |
| The Energy Equation | Patrick Holford | Explains how vital vitamins turn food into energy and why Co-Enzyme Q is now thought to be the missing link in the equation |
| How to Eat Well Again on a Wheat Gluten and Dairy Free Diet | fran Crosthwaite | A survival guide to Alternative foods and safe brands |
| Cooking Without | Barbara Cousins | A do-it-yourself guide to gaining and maintaining good health and weight control |
| The Chronic Fatigue Healing Diet | Christine Craggs-Hinton | Offers a special diet that will help strengthen immune system endocrine system and central nervous system. |
| Kitchen Pharmacy | Rose Elliot & Carlo De Paoli | How to make your own remedies for natural healing |
| The Nutritional Health Bible | Linda Lazarides | Learn how to use supplements safely to combat illness and discover the healing power of foods |
| You Are What You Eat | Dr Gillian McKeith | Number One best seller. Follow Gillian McKeith's simple advice and seven-day jumpstart plan |
| The Complete Wheat-Free Cookbook | Dr Sheila Gibson et al | Could wheat intolerance be your problem? Avoiding wheat has helped to improve health and wellbeing of sufferers from a multitude of health problems. |
| The Eat Well Cookbook | Marks and Spencer | Allowing you to enjoy great meals without worrying about the effect on your health. |
| The Elimination Diet Cookbook | Jill Carter and Alison Edwards | A 28-day plan for detecting allergies |
| The Fibromyalgia Nutrition Guide | Mary Moeller | Contains valuable dietary guidelines recipes and more for overcoming fibromyalgia CFS migraines sleep disorders and other chronic conditions |
| Fibromyalgia Recipe Book | Gaynor Sutherland | Quick and easy recipes to help take control of your life for those suffering from any long term illness not just Fibromyalgia |
| The Food Pharmacy | Jean Carper | Dramatic new evidence that FOOD is your best medicine |
| Complete Food Combining | Peter and Donna Thomson | All you need to know about the Hay Diet. |
| Foods That Fight Pain | Neal Barnard MD | Revolutionary new strategies for maximum pain relief |
| The Raw Energy Bible | Leslie Kenton | Packed with raw energy goodness and food combining facts |
| Allergy Free Eating | Liz Reno & Joanna Devrais | Used and recommended by doctors medical practitioners and health care professionals. |
| Bicarbonate of Soda -a very versatile natural substance | Margaret Briggs | Pulls together a number of facts some whimsical some deadly serious about bicarbonate of soda and its uses. |
| Was It Something You ate? | John Emsley and Peter Fell | Food Intolerance: what causes it and how to avoid it |
| BOOKS (GENERAL ME-CFS): | ||
| What Is Wrong with ME | Merryn Fergusson | A case of childhood Myalgic Encephalomyelitis the Illness and Controversy |
| Why ME? | Alex Howard | My Journey from M.E to health and happiness |
| Managing Chronic Fatigue and Fibromyalgia: a seven-part plan | Bruce Campbell pHD | Learn how to: manage pain fatigue and sleep; pace yourself; control stress; use problem solving; minimise relapses; manage emotions; improve relationships |
| Severe ME/CFS: A Guide to Living | Emily Collingridge | Advice based on collective experiences of patients carers and professionals and covers topics including personal care mobility symptom and activity management hospital admission tube feeding emotions and entertainment |
| Surviving ME (Practical strategies for coming to terms with Chronic Fatigue) | Joyce Fox | This powerful positive and supportive book draws on personal experience to offer practical and realistic strategies for managing life with ME |
| Tired of Being Tired | Dr Jesse Lynn Hanley and Nancy Deville | Rescue - Repair - Rejuvenate |
| Running on Empty | Dr Katrina Berne | Practical strategies for coping with ME - exploring medical social and psychological issues |
| Beginner's Guide to ME/CFS | Nancy Blake | The most dangerous "false illness beliefs" about ME/CFS are that it is a psychiatric problem and that exercise will help. |
| Diagnosis and Treatment of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome it's mitochondria not hypochondria | Dr Sarah Myhill | Research findings measuring mitochondrial activity and relating it directly to clinical symptoms. |
| Hope and Help for CFS and Fibromyalgia | Alison C Bested et al | Written to educate individuals suffering from CFS/FM about their illnesses and to teach them coping skills that will improve their quality of life |
| 150 tips for Everyday Living with ME/CFS | Anna Cayder | Easier ways with personal care cooking cleaning shopping and more |
| From ME to You with Love | Louise Harding | This collection of brave honest moving and inspirational letters are the voices of those who hold on to hope every single day that an effective treatment or cure for ME will be found |
| Recovering from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome | William Collinge | A Guide to Self-Empowerment - an optimistic upbeat message for sufferers of CFS showing that recovery IS possible. |
| From Fatigued to Fantastic | Jacob Teitelbaum | Includes the latest information on overcoming Chronic exhaustion Achiness Brain Fog Poor sleep Decreased sex drive Recurrent infections |
| Living with ME the chronic/post-viral fatigue syndrome | Dr Charles Shepherd | Best-selling book; essential information on symptoms accurate diagnosis and research into ME. As well as all aspects of management of the condition. |
| Recovery from CFS | Alexandra Barton | 50 personal stories from people who have recovered from CFS/ME. |
| Boundless Energy | Deepak Chopra | The complete Mind-Body programme for overcoming Chronic Fatigue |
| Myalgic Encephalomyelitis and PostViral Fatigue States - The Saga of Royal Free Disease | A.Melvin Rmasay | An account of early outbreaks of ME around the world providing researchers with all kinds of clues about the way in which an apparent simple viral infection can lead to such a serious and disabling illness. |
| Chronic Fatigue Syndrome - a natural way to treat ME | Prof Basant K Puri | Bringing together historical and contemporary evidence to show how ME is almost certainly a physical or "organic" condition resulting from viral and other influences that reduce essential chemicals in the body. |
| Fatigue - the secrets of getting your energy back | Xandria Williams | From nutrition and exercise to emotional and spiritual dimensions Fatigue is packed with information case histories and day-to-day practical advice to help anybody struggling with tiredness or CFS. |
| Lost Voices from a hidden illness | Invest in ME | The moving stories of those affected by the illness convey the real message of a large section of the population who are left without proper diagnosis treatment or investment in their future health. |
| BOOKS (Fibromyalgia): | ||
| Fibromyalgia - Simple Relief Through Movement | Stacie Bigelow | Presenting clear and specific advice on how to use movement safely and effectively to ease the pain of Fibromyalgia |
| Living with Fibromyalgia | Christine Craggs-Hinton | Helpful guide offering clear straightforward medical information about the causes and symptoms of FM and practical advice to help you live life as fully as possible. |
| What your Doctor May NOT Tell You About Fibromyalgia | R. Paul St. Amand and Claudia Craig Marek | The revolutionary treatment that can reverse the disease |
| Fibromyalgia & Muscle Pain | Leon Chaitow | Find relief from aching muscles digestive problems chronic fatigue sleep problems PMS and headaches |
| Fibromyalgia - a comprehensive approach | Miryam Ehrlich Williamson | The first complete sourcebook of medical and nonmedical strategies for relieving the agony of fibromyalgia |
| The Complete Fibromyalgia Health Diet Guide and Cookbook | Dr Louise S McCrindle & Dr Alison Bested | Written by leading FM experts offering a thorough understanding of the condition and its symptoms as well as a proven plan for managing the condition and aiding recovery. |
| Inside Fibromyalgia | Mark J Pellegrino | Specific steps to help you reclaim your life written by a FM survivor. |
| BOOKS (Alternative Therapies): | ||
| Joyful Recovery from CFS/ME | Sasha Allenby | Accelerated healing with Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) |
| An Introduction to the Lightning Process | Phil Parker | Transform your health and wellbeing by learning the first steps of one of the most empowering mind-body trainings in the world |
| Home Spa Relax | Jo Glanville-Blackburn | Create a beauty spa within your home with simple and effective treatments to calm soothe and restore |
| CFS ME and Fibromyalgia - The Long Awaited Cure | Dr David Mickel | Exploring Mickel Therapy |
| Bach Flower Therapy - Theory and Practice | Mechthild Scheffer | A holistic approach to treatment |
| ME CFS and Fibromyalgia - The Reverse Therapy Approach | Dr John Eaton | Exploring Reverse Therapy |
| The Perrin Technique how to beat CFS/ME | Dr Raymond Perrin | Exploring the importance of body structure and posture in developing CFS/ME |
| Beat Fatigue with Yoga | Fiona Agombar | Step-by-step guide to combating fatigue through yoga |
| The 20 minute Break - Ultradian Rhythms | Ernest Lawrence Rossi | Reduce stress maximise performance improve emotional well-being using new science of Ultradian Rhythms |
| Unwind! Understand and Control Life to Be Better | Dr Darrel Ho-Yen | The skill of unwinding (EMBME) explained in great detail for physical and mental relaxation |
| Understanding the Bowen Technique | John Wilks | Bowen technique is a very subtle - and highly effective - therapy that can be used to treat a wide range of skeletal joint and muscle problems in adults and children. |
| Feng Shui for the Body | Daniel Santos | Posture simple exercises and innovative meditations as well as a fascinating story of personal discovery offer fresh insights into body-mind healing |
| Hand Reflexology | Barbara and Kevin Kunz | Simple routines for health and relaxation |
| Full Catastrophe Living | John Kabat-Zinn | How to cope with stress pain and illness using mindfulness meditation |
| Mindfulness for Health (inc CD of Guided Meditations) | Vidyamala Burch and Danny Penman | A practical guide to relieving pain reducing stress and restoring wellbeing |
| Osteopathy and M.E | Raymond Perrin | Research and practical exercises using Osteopathy approach |
| The Reflexology Manual | Pauline Wells | A photographic step by step guide to treating the body through the feet and hands. |
| BOOKS (Specific Health Symptoms): | ||
| Allergies - what everyone should know | Keith Mumby | A complete guide to allergies (food skin etc)and their effects |
| Viruses Allergies and the Immune System | Jan de Vries | A book for those who wish to increase their awareness of the hidden dangers to good health and take the necessary precautions to protect themselves and their families. |
| Super Natural Immune Power | Stella Weller | How to keep your natural defence mechanisms in peak condition |
| The Sleep Solution | Nigel Ball & Nick Hough | Improve your sleep health and quality of life |
| Better Recovery from Viral Illnesses | Dr Darrel Ho-Yen | The emphasis in this book is what the patient and doctor should do to aid better recovery using a 5-step plan. |
| Why Am I SO Tired? Is Your Thyroid making you ill? | Martin Budd | Find freedom from symptoms of mild hypothyroidism including weight gain exhaustion mental fog thinning hair aching joints dry skin |
| Nature's Own Candida Cure | William G Crook | Powerful remedies to combat yeast-related health disorders |
| IBS - a complete guide to relief from Irritable Bowel Syndrome | Christine P Dancey & Susan Backhouse | Explains what is known about IBS experiences of sufferers range of treatment options and practical help in coping with IBS day-to-day |
| The Good Gut Guide | Stephanie Zinser | Help for IBS Colitis Crohn's Disease Diverticulitis Food Allergies and other gut disorders |
| Adrenal Fatigue - the 21st Century Stress syndrome | James L Wilson | Find out if you are suffering from Adrenal Fatigue and what to do to feel good again |
| Autoimmune - the Cause and Cure | Annesse Brockley and Kristin Urdiales | Identifying the cause and cure for: CFS Lupus Sjogren's Rheumatoid Arthritis Raynaud's Type 2 Diabetes Multiple Sclerosis and more. |
| Living a Healthy Life with Chronic Conditions | Kate Lorig et al | Self-management of heart disease arthritis diabetes asthma bronchitis emphysema |
| BOOKS (General self-healing): | ||
| Life is Short; Love Laughter and Learning to Enjoy Every Moment | Jennifer Arnold & Bill Klein | From the stars of Tv's "The Little Couple" Jennifer and Bill both have dwarfism. A must-have for fans of the show or anyone who has ever faced a difficult challenge. Jennifer and Bill tell how they have knocked down every obstacle they have encountered together with a positive can-do attitude. |
| Clean House Clean Planet | Karen Logan | Clean your house for pennies a day the safe nontoxic way. |
| Sustainable Medicine | Dr Sarah Myhill | Aims to empower readers to heal themselves through addressing the underlying causes of their health problems |
| The Amazing Technicolour Pyjama Therapy (and other ways to fight back against life-changing illness) | Emily Ackerman | Survival strategies encouragement practical advice and fresh ways to view your situation |
| You Can Heal Your Life | Louise L Hay | Best-selling book on self-healing altering people's awareness of the impact that the mind has on our health and wellbeing |
| What Works What Doesn't | Pat Thomas | Guide to Alternative Healthcare |
| Climbing Out of The Pit of Life | Darrel Ho-Yen | How to deal with losses such as death of a loved one end of a relationship financial ruin severe illness loss of a job etc |
| Imperfectly Natural Woman | Janey Lee Grace | Holistic living in a realistic way. Ideas for: healthy eating natural beauty green living feminine care space clearing alternative medicine and more |
| How To Be Sick | Toni Bernhard | A Buddhist-inspired guide for the chronically ill and their caregivers. |
| BOOKS (FICTION): | ||
| The State of ME | Nasim Marie Jafry | A moving witty original and unforgettable debut novel. |
| Love and Fatigue in America | Roger King | An Englishman's decade-long journey through his newly adopted country in the company of a mystifying illness and a charismatic dog. |
| Falling Through The World | Rachel Clarke | Sarah's journey through life with ME |
| Mini Skirts and Laughter Lines | Carol Wyer | For when you need a break from self-help books! Simple comedy escapism novel by an award-winning author - absolutely nothing to do with ME/CFS/Fibromyalgia! |
| Oh The Places You'll Go | Dr Seuss | Go on a journey through fun times and triumphs to lurches and slumps in an entertaining look at the adventures life has in store for all of us. Simple and fun reading with words of wisdom about life for those heavy brain fog days. Great for kids AND grown-ups! |