A book worth reading A year ago I managed to find time to read an extremely profound book entitled The Fault in Our Stars. This tragic, yet realistic drama was written by John Green, a famous author of young-adult fiction, and it provides a valuable insight into the life of children fighting with cancer. The Fault in Our Stars is about a teenage girl Hazel, who has stage 4 thyroid cancer. Hazel’s daily routine contains taking meds, reading books and taking part of the support group meetings for cancer- fighters. In the support group she meets an extraordinarily handsome boy Augustus, who, full of metaphores and mystery, catches Hazel’s attention immediately. As the plot evolves, these two spectacularily appalling figures get close and share unique experiences. Together they help out a friend dealing with the loss of a girlfriend, travel to the Netherlands to meet Hazel’s favourite author and much more
Unit 4 HEALTH AND CARE 17.conventional medicine n - the usual form of medicine Language Leader Advanced practised in most European and North American countries [= western medicine] tavameditsiin 1. alternative medicine ['meds()n] n - medical 18.cough v - [kf] to suddenly push air out of your throat treatment that is not based on the usual western with a short sound, often repeatedly: Matthew methods: Acupuncture is widely used by practitioners coughed and cleared his throat. köhima of alternative medicine. 19.discharge v - to officially allow someone to leave 2
from the beach. During this forced break from the beach, let's assume one week, someone else who heeded his natural 15-minute MED will be able to t in four more tanning sessions. He is four shades darker, whereas you have returned to your pale pre-beach self. Sad little manatee. In biological systems, exceeding your MED can freeze progress for weeks, even months. In the context of body redesign, there are two fundamental MEDs to keep in mind: To remove stored fat do the least necessary to trigger a fat-loss cascade of specific hormones. To add muscle in small or large quantities do the least necessary to trigger local (specific muscles) and systemic (hormonal2) growth mechanisms. Knocking over the dominos that trigger both of these events takes surprisingly little. Don't complicate them. For a given muscle group like the shoulders, activating the local growth mechanism might
though, as my breathing became hyperventilation, I was aware of the sharp aching in my protesting ribs. He didn't say anything; he watched my face warily as the pain that had nothing to do with broken bones, pain that was infinitely worse, threatened to crush me. And then another nurse walked purposefully into the room. Edward sat still as stone as she took in my expression with a practiced eye before turning to the monitors. "Time for more pain meds, sweetheart?" she asked kindly, tapping the IV feed. "No, no," I mumbled, trying to keep the agony out of my voice. "I don't need anything." I couldn't afford to close my eyes now. "No need to be brave, honey. It's better if you don't get too stressed out; you need to rest." She waited, but I just shook my head. "Okay," she sighed. "Hit the call button when you're ready." She gave Edward a stern look, and threw one more anxious glance at the machinery, before leaving.
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