Lifestyle

• Engaging book provides an excellent foundation program for healthy living, by Dr. William Sears. Prime-Time Health (2010): http://www.amazon.com/Prime-Time-Health-Scientifically-Proven-Feeling/dp/0316035394?ie=UTF8&*Version*=1&*entries*=0#

• Comprehensive book on self-care skills to manage chronic conditions, used in Stanford self-management programs: Kate Lorig, Halsted Holman, et al. (2007). Living a Healthy Life with Chronic Conditions, CO: Bull Publishing.  http://patienteducation.stanford.edu/materials/

• Complete, easy to read program to manage chronic pain (based on scientifically proven cognitive beahvioural therapy methods): Margaret Caudill. (2002). Managing Pain Before it Manages You, NY: Guilford Press. https://www.amazon.ca/Managing-Before-Manages-Fourth-Edition/dp/1462522777/ref=dp_ob_title_bk

• Two engaging and wise books on living fully with chronic conditions based on mindful practices by Toni Bernhard:

• How to Be Sick (2010)http://www.amazon.com/How-Sick-Buddhist-Inspired-Chronically-Caregivers/dp/0861716264/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1463073169&sr=1-1&keywords=how+to+be+sick

• and Live Well with Chronic Pain and Illness (2015) http://www.amazon.com/Live-Well-Chronic-Pain-Illness/dp/1614292485/ref=pd_bxgy_14_img_2?ie=UTF8&refRID=04ZE49J39VEPMAXQ48F6

 

Exercise

• Tai Chi for Arthritis by the personable Dr. Paul Lam is an evidenced based at-home program that relieves pain, improves quality of life and prevents falls (also provides a seated program): http://taichiforhealthinstitute.org/programs/tai-chi-for-arthritis/

• Excellent at-home instructional videos for people living with fibromyalgia. Includes modifications at three different intensity levels (from seated to standing). The yoga and pilates DVD is particularly recommended. http://www.myalgia.com/VIDEOS/Video_Introduction.htm
• Yoga for Arthritis, presented by the Arthritis Foundation http://arthritis.yoga/store/products/arthritis-friendly-yoga/

• Overcome Pain with Gentle Yoga is recommended by health professionals (note- more challenging than yoga from myalgia.com). http://www.lifeisnow.ca/product-category/pain-management-products/#products/

• Free mindful yoga routine, including a chair yoga option http://palousemindfulness.com/disks/yoga1.html

• Water exercise programs are excellent options for people with chronic conditions http://www.healthline.com/health-slideshow/arthritis-water-exercises#1

• Osteo-circuit is a physiotherapist supervised exercise program for people with chronic conditions like osteoporosis http://www.osteocircuit.com/the-osteo-circuit/

 

Attitude (Mind/Body)

• Excellent selection of free guided mindfulness meditations: http://www.freemindfulness.org/download

• Free guided mindfulness practices between 15-20 minutes (breath, body scan, movement, yoga nidra): https://medical.mit.edu/community/sleep/resources

• Free Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction online course – a scientifically proven program to reduce pain and stress: http://palousemindfulness.com/guidedmeditations.html

• Free guided imagery practices for relaxation, breathing practices, and meditations practices: https://www.dartmouth.edu/~healthed/relax/downloads.html

• Four practices using relaxation techniques by Dr Emmet Miller and Steven Halpern (approx. $16) used in CBT programs https://www.amazon.ca/Letting-Go-Stress-Miller/dp/B00009N1WZ or http://drmiller.pinnaclecart.com/heal-your-body/letting-go-of-stress-cd/18

• Book describing a mindfulness program for pain by an expert in the field: Dr. Jackie Gardner-Nix, (2009). The Mindfulness Solution to Pain Relief, New Harbinger Press. https://www.amazon.ca/Managing-Before-Manages-Fourth-Edition/dp/1462522777/ref=dp_ob_title_bk

• Guided audio program using mindfulness meditation for pain management, by Jon Kabat-Zinn, who first developed programs using mindfulness for health: http://www.amazon.com/Mindfulness-Meditation-Relief-Kabat-Zinn-Ph-D/dp/1591797403?ie=UTF8&refRID=Z21YXTG70YWWCW2V23CX&ref_=pd_bxgy_14_img_2

• The original landmark book on using mindfulness meditation for stress relief, pain and illness by Jon Kabat-Zinn. (Ed. 2013). Full Catastrophe Living. Bantam Press. http://www.amazon.com/Full-Catastrophe-Living-Revised-Illness/dp/0345536932?ie=UTF8&refRID=JTBFZEM4F3RBX8KZ0J3E&ref_=pd_bxgy_14_img_3

• Using sound to promote sleep, relaxation and meditation by Dr. Jeffrey Thompson http://www.soundstrue.com/store/jeffrey-thompson-5379.html

• Using breathing exercises and meditation to promote self-healing by Dr. Andrew Weil http://www.soundstrue.com/store/the-andrew-weil-audio-collection-3626.html

 

Nutrition

• Meghan Telpner’s approach to plant-based, gluten-free nutrition, the UnDiet,  is accessible and uplifiting http://www.meghantelpner.com/blog/category/recipe/

• 100 Days of Real Food is a resource for transitioning to a diet free from processed foods (includes blog, meal plans, challenge, cookbook) http://www.100daysofrealfood.com/

• Good and Cheap  is a cookbook for eating healthy on a budget http://www.leannebrown.com/

• For gluten-free eaters, the Gluten-Free Goddess is a fabulous blog: https://glutenfreegoddess.blogspot.ca/p/meet-karina.html

• For vegan eaters, this website is full of plant-based nutrition that won’t leave you feelling deprived http://ohsheglows.com/about/

• For Paleo eaters, this book details Dr. Wahl’s protocol for using diet to reverse chronic autoimmune conditions http://terrywahls.com/about-the-wahls-protocol/

• Against All Grain is a popular paleo blog by Danielle Walker http://againstallgrain.com/blog/

• Dr. Mark Hyman is a well known functional medicine practitioner who has several best-selling books on nutrition and wellness http://drhyman.com/blog/category/recipes/

• Engaging book provides an excellent foundation program for healthy living, by Dr. William Sears. Prime-Time Health (2010): http://www.amazon.com/Prime-Time-Health-Scientifically-Proven-Feeling/dp/0316035394?ie=UTF8&*Version*=1&*entries*=0#