QUEST FOR LIFE by Petrea King

Quest for Life offers and improved quality of life and a wide variety of practical assistance to people with life-threatening illnesses, their families and the health professionals who care for them.

In addition to Petrea's own experience of having had a life-threatening illness and her subsequent work with people with cancer, HIV or AIDS, this book gives the reader many option to consider to supplement orthodox treatment: dietary advice and complementary therapies help to alleviate symptoms of disease and side-effects of treatments: In this new edition, families and carers are also advised on how best to cope. Practical recipes are included, to make life easier during their stressful time.

Other topics are included: creating the best environment for healing, stress and relaxation, techniques for living well, the value of support groups, meditation and visualisation and many case histories.